Italian retail sales volume fell 1% year on year in August
Istat said retail value rose 0.3% and volume 0.1% month on month in August, while annual volume fell 1%.
Event / data period: 2026-08
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IllustrationIn data released on 2 October, food sales volume rose 0.5% month on month while non-food volume slipped 0.1%. Food sales value increased 0.8%.
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Data
Sales volume change
Sales volume change
- Sales volume change
- 0.1 percent
- 2026-08 · Observed
- Sales volume, year-on-year change
- -1 percent
- 2026-08 · Observed
Methodology
Istat retail sales volume changes; first value monthly, second year-on-year.
Updated:
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