Italy Industrial Sales Growth Hits 6-Month High

Italy’s industrial turnover rose by 0.3% month-on-month in April 2026, slowing from a downwardly revised 1.8% increase in March, which had marked the highest growth since September 2025. Growth in domestic sales eased to 0.8% from 2.2%, while foreign sales fell by 0.6%, reversing a 1.2% gain in the previous month. On a yearly basis, industrial turnover, adjusted for calendar effects, increased by 3.2%, after a downwardly revised 4.2% growth in March. Sales growth slowed in both the domestic market (3.5% vs 4.4% in March) and foreign markets (2.6% vs 3.9%). Among industrial groups, energy recorded a sharp increase (37.1%), while intermediate goods (4.7%) and capital goods (0.8%) also posted gains, more than offsetting a decline in consumer goods (-3.5%). Meanwhile, turnover in the services sector edged up by 0.1%, following a 1.1% rise in March, as growth in other services (0.8%) offset a decline in wholesale trade (-0.6%).

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%).

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%).