Italy Industrial Sales Growth Slows

Italy’s industrial turnover fell 0.9% month-on-month in August 2026, reversing a 1.7% increase in the previous month. Sales declined in both domestic (-0.9% vs 1.4% in July) and foreign (-1.0% vs 2.2%) markets. By main industrial groups, consumer goods (-2.5%) and intermediate goods (-3.3%) recorded losses, while energy climbed 12.0%, alongside a modest uptick in capital goods (0.1%). On an annual basis, industrial turnover, adjusted for calendar effects, grew 4.2%, slowing from an upwardly revised 4.9% in July, as growth moderated in both domestic (3.1% vs 4.1%) and foreign (6.5% vs 6.6%) sales. Among industrial groups, turnover in consumer goods contracted 3.5%, while energy surged 36.7%, accompanied by advances in capital goods (5.9%) and intermediate goods (1.9%). Meanwhile, services sector turnover edged up 0.3% month-on-month in August, following a 0.2% gain in July.

Italy’s industrial turnover rose 1.7% month-on-month in July 2026, after a downwardly revised 0.9% drop in the previous month. This was the largest monthly increase since March, as sales rebounded in both domestic (-1% vs 0.1% in May) and foreign (-1% vs 1.3%) markets. By main industrial groups, energy recorded the strongest increase, rising 6.7%, while capital goods (2.4%), consumer goods (0.8%), and intermediate goods (0.6%) also posted gains. On an annual basis, industrial turnover, adjusted for calendar effects, grew 4.8%, accelerating from an upwardly revised 3.2% increase in June, with both domestic (3.8% vs 2.4%) and foreign (6.7% vs 4.5%) sales rising at a faster pace. Among industrial groups, energy recorded a marked increase of 26.9%, while capital goods (4.0%) and intermediate goods (5.9%) also went up. Turnover in consumer goods remained stable. Meanwhile, turnover in the services sector edged up 0.2% month-on-month in July, following a revised 0.1% gain in June.

Italy’s industrial turnover dropped 1.0% month-on-month in June 2026, reversing a downwardly revised 0.5% rise in the previous month. Sales declined in both domestic (-1% vs 0.1% in May) and foreign (-1% vs 1.3%) markets. On an annual basis, industrial turnover, adjusted for calendar effects, rose 3.1%, slowing from a downwardly revised 5.2% increase in May, as growth moderated in both domestic (2.3% vs 4.7%) and foreign (4.6% vs 6.2%) sales. By industrial group, turnover declined only for consumer goods (-1.2%), while energy (22.2%), intermediate goods (5.4%) and capital goods (0.8%) recorded increases. Meanwhile, turnover in the services sector showed no change compared to the previous month, following a 0.2% rise in May. In the second quarter, seasonally adjusted industrial turnover increased 1.2%.