Italy Retail Sales

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Source: Istat
Source Link: https://www.istat.it/
Frequency: Monthly
Next Release(s): December 5th, 2025 4:00 AM

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Italy Retail Sales: September 2025 2025-11-05 04:00
Italy’s retail sales fell -0.1% MoM in value and -0.3% MoM in volume in August 2025, though quarterly trends remained slightly positive and annual comparisons showed inflation continuing to weigh on real consumption.
- In the three months to August, retail sales rose +0.8% in value and +0.3% in volume compared with the previous three months, pointing to modest underlying growth.
- On a YoY basis, sales increased +0.5% in value but declined -1.3% in volume, showing the gap between nominal and real consumer activity.
- Large-scale distribution grew +2.5% YoY, while small-scale retail (-2.2% YoY) and non-store sales (-2.6% YoY) weakened.
- Online sales rose strongly at +6.1% YoY, continuing to outpace physical retail formats.
- Among non-food products, cosmetics and toilet articles posted the largest YoY gain (+5.4%), while electric household appliances, audio-video equipment, and pharmaceuticals saw the steepest drops (all -3.4%).
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Italy Retail Sales: July 2025 2025-09-05 04:00
Italy’s retail sales rose 0.6% MoM in value and 0.4% MoM in volume in June 2025, continuing a modest rebound in consumer activity.
- Retail sales were up 1.0% YoY in value but down -0.7% YoY in volume, reflecting the impact of inflation on real consumption.
- In Q2 2025, retail sales rose 0.6% in value and 0.2% in volume QoQ.
- Large-scale distribution (+3.4% YoY) and online sales (+4.1% YoY) outperformed, while small-scale retail and non-store sales both declined -1.7% and -1.9% YoY, respectively.
- Non-food product performance was mixed: cosmetics (+3.7% YoY) and electronics (+3.5%) rose, while clothing (-3.4%) and furniture/home goods (-2.9%) fell.
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Italy’s retail sales fell -0.4% MoM in value and -0.5% MoM in volume in May 2025, continuing a soft trend in consumer activity.
- Retail sales rose +1.3% YoY in value but declined -0.3% YoY in volume.
- In the 3-month period to May, sales slipped -0.1% in value and -0.5% in volume vs the prior 3 months.
- Large-scale retail sales rose +3.2% YoY, while small-scale retail fell -0.4%; non-store sales were flat, and online sales declined -0.9%.
- Cosmetics (+4.3% YoY) and optical goods (+2.7%) saw the strongest gains among non-food items.
- Books/newspapers (-3.5%) and telecom/computer equipment (-2.6%) posted the sharpest declines.
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Italy’s retail sales rose +0.7% MoM in value and +0.5% MoM in volume in April 2025, rebounding from recent weakness.
- Retail sales were up +3.7% YoY in value and +1.9% YoY in volume.
- In the 3-month period to April, sales rose +0.1% in value but fell -0.4% in volume vs the prior 3 months.
- Sales by large-scale retailers increased +6.8% YoY, while small-scale retail rose +0.9%; non-store and online sales declined -0.1% and -0.7%, respectively.
- Among non-food items, cosmetics (+3.4% YoY) and optical goods (+3.2%) saw gains, while shoes/leather goods (-3.9%) and toys/sporting goods (-3.5%) declined.
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Italy’s retail sales fell -0.5% MoM in both value and volume terms in March 2025, marking a broad-based decline across distribution channels.
- Retail sales volume declined -0.5% QoQ and -4.2% YoY; value was down -0.2% QoQ and -2.8% YoY.
- All retail channels posted YoY declines: large-scale (-2.6%), small-scale (-3.1%), non-store (-4.7%), and online (-1.3%).
- Non-food sales were especially weak, with sharp YoY drops in stationery/books (-4.5%) and shoes/leather goods (-4.2%).
- Only cosmetics (+1.8% YoY) and pharmaceuticals (+0.6% YoY) saw growth in March.
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Italy’s retail sales increased 0.1% MoM in February but were still down -1.5% YoY. The monthly increase was below expectations of an 0.2% MoM increase.
- Food sales were up 0.4% MoM, and non-food sales were unchanged over the month.
- On an annual basis, food sales were down -0.4% YoY, and non-food sales were down -2.2% YoY.
- The segments down the most were tools (-4.6% YoY), optical equipment (-4.8% YoY), and shoes & travel items (-6.2% YoY).
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