Italy’s industrial turnover increased by 2.0% month-on-month in March 2026, the biggest gain in six months, accelerating from a downwardly revised 0.5% rise in February. Sales in the domestic market rebounded sharply (2.3% vs -0.2% in February), offsetting a slowdown in foreign sales (1.5% vs 1.8%). On a yearly basis, industrial turnover, adjusted for calendar effects, jumped by 4.4%, following a 0.5% increase in the previous month, driven by strong gains in both domestic (4.5% vs. 0.4%) and foreign (4.1% vs. 0.7%) sales. By industrial grouping, robust growth was recorded in energy (25.3%), alongside increases in capital goods (5.8%) and intermediate goods (4.9%), while consumer goods declined (-1.4%). Meanwhile, turnover in the services sector rose by 1.3% month-on-month after falling 0.1% in February, supported mainly by a renewed increase in wholesale trade (2.1% vs -0.1%). source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Manufacturing Sales in Italy increased to 2 percent in March from 0.50 percent in February of 2026. Manufacturing Sales in Italy averaged 0.23 percent from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 43.30 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -29.40 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - Italy Industry Sales MoM- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Italy Industry Sales MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-27 08:00 AM
Industrial Sales YoY
Mar 4.4% 0.5% 0.1%
2026-05-27 08:00 AM
Industrial Sales MoM
Mar 2% 0.5% -0.4%
2026-06-25 08:00 AM
Industrial Sales YoY
Apr 4.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 87.90 87.90 points May 2026
Capacity Utilization 75.00 74.70 percent Jun 2026
Changes in Inventories -2037.40 4822.20 EUR Million Mar 2026
Industrial Production YoY 1.50 0.40 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Production MoM 0.70 0.20 percent Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production 2.03 0.95 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Sales YoY 2.00 0.50 percent Mar 2026
Mining Production 6.71 -8.54 percent Mar 2026


Italy Industry Sales MoM
In Italy, industrial turnover index measures the monthly changes of industrial sales at current prices.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.00 0.50 43.30 -29.40 2000 - 2026 percent Monthly
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Italy Industrial Sales Growth Hits 6-Month High
Italy’s industrial turnover increased by 2.0% month-on-month in March 2026, the biggest gain in six months, accelerating from a downwardly revised 0.5% rise in February. Sales in the domestic market rebounded sharply (2.3% vs -0.2% in February), offsetting a slowdown in foreign sales (1.5% vs 1.8%). On a yearly basis, industrial turnover, adjusted for calendar effects, jumped by 4.4%, following a 0.5% increase in the previous month, driven by strong gains in both domestic (4.5% vs. 0.4%) and foreign (4.1% vs. 0.7%) sales. By industrial grouping, robust growth was recorded in energy (25.3%), alongside increases in capital goods (5.8%) and intermediate goods (4.9%), while consumer goods declined (-1.4%). Meanwhile, turnover in the services sector rose by 1.3% month-on-month after falling 0.1% in February, supported mainly by a renewed increase in wholesale trade (2.1% vs -0.1%).
2026-05-27
Italy Industrial Sales Rebound in February
Italy’s industrial turnover rose by 0.6% month-on-month in February 2026, following a downwardly revised 0.2% fall in the previous month. Foreign sales rebounded (1.9% vs -1.6% in January), more than offsetting a small drop in domestic sales (-0.2% vs 0.6%). On a yearly basis, industrial turnover, adjusted for calendar effects, increased by 0.5%, after a downwardly revised 0.8% decline in January, supported by renewed growth in both domestic (0.4% vs -0.7%) and foreign (0.7% vs -1.1%) sales. By industrial grouping, annual gains were recorded in capital goods (2.0%) and intermediate goods (1.6%), while consumer goods were broadly stable (0.1%). In contrast, energy turnover fell sharply by 11.3%. Meanwhile, turnover in the services sector edged down 0.1% month-on-month after a 0.7% increase in January, dragged mainly by a decline in wholesale trade (-0.2%).
2026-04-28
Italy Industrial Sales Fall 0.3% in January
Italy’s industrial turnover fell by 0.3% month-on-month in January 2026, following a 0.6% increase in the previous period. Domestic sales rose 0.6%, while foreign sales dropped 1.9%. In the services sector, turnover increased 0.9% quarter-on-quarter. On a yearly basis, calendar-adjusted industrial turnover declined by 1.0%, with decreases in both the domestic (-0.7% vs -0.8% in December) and foreign markets (-1.4% vs -2.0%). Services turnover rose 0.5%, as wholesale trade declined (-0.2%), while other services recorded stronger growth (1.3%). By industrial grouping, energy posted a sharp annual decline (-10.4%), followed by consumer goods (-3.6%), while capital goods (+2.2%) and intermediate goods (+1.1%) recorded growth.
2026-03-31