Italia - Butikkhandel (månedlig)

Retail sales in Italy decreased 0.2 percent month-over-month in October 2019, after a downwardly revised 0.6 percent rise in the previous month and compared to market expectations of a 0.4 percent fall. Sales dropped for non-food products (-0.5 percent vs 0.8 percent in September) and those of food slowed (0.1 percent vs 0.6 percent). Year-on-year, retail trade advanced 1 percent, up from a downwardly revised 0.8 percent and in line with market consensus.

Italy’s retail trade advanced 0.7 percent month-over-month in September 2019, recovering from a downwardly revised 0.5 percent drop in the previous month and below market expectations of a 1.1 percent gain. Sales rebounded for food (0.5 percent vs -0.9 percent in August) and non-food products (0.7 percent from -0.5 percent). Year-on-year, retail rose 0.9 percent, accelerating from an upwardly revised 0.8 percent increase in August but less than market consensus of 1 percent.

Italy's retail trade decreased 0.6 percent month-over-month in August 2019, the same pace as in the previous month and compared with market expectations of a flat reading. Sales declined for both food (-0.9 percent vs -0.2 percent in July) and non-food products (-0.3 percent vs -0.9 percent). Year-on-year, retail trade went up 0.7 percent, following a downwardly revised 2.4 percent rise in the previous month and missing market forecasts of a 3.1 percent gain.

Italy's retail trade fell 0.5 percent month-over-month in July 2019, after rising 1.9 percent in June and missing market expectations of a 0.4 percent gain. Sales dropped for both non-food (-0.7 percent from 2.1 percent in June) and food products (-0.1 percent from 1.6 percent). Year-on-year, retail trade went up 2.6 percent, following a 1.3 percent rise in the previous month.

Italy's retail trade rose 1.9 percent from a month earlier in June 2019, following a downwardly revised 0.6 percent fall in the prior month and beating market consensus of a 0.4 percent gain. It was the biggest monthly gain in retail sales since January 2017, driven by sales of both non-food (2 percent vs -0.3 percent in May) and food products (1.6 percent vs -0.9 percent). Year-on-year, retail sales grew 1.3 percent, recovering from a 1.8 percent decline in May and exceeding market expectations of a 0.2 percent rise. Main increases were recorded for IT equipment, telecommunications, telephony (7.2 percent) and footwear, leather goods and travel items (4.7 percent). In the second quarter of the year, retail trade went up 1.2 percent over a year ago.

Italy’s retail trade dropped 0.7 percent from a month earlier in May 2019, following a flat reading in the previous month and below market expectations of a 0.2 percent gain. It was the biggest decline in retail trade in five months, as food sales fell 1 percent after rising 1.1 percent in April. Meanwhile, sales of non-food went down 0.5 percent, following a 0.8 percent decrease in the prior month. Year-on-year, retail trade fell 1.8 percent, after a 4.2 percent increase in April.