Italy Industrial Sales Growth Hits 6-Month High

2026-05-27 08:14 By Judith Sib-at 1 min. read

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%).



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