Retail sales in Italy jumped 6.6 percent from a month earlier in February of 2021, rebounding from a downwardly revised 2.7 percent drop in January. It was the biggest monthly gain in retail trade since August 2020, as coronavirus restrictions were relaxed at the beginning of the month. Non-food sales soared 14.8 percent, the most since June 2020 and compared to a 5.2 percent fall in the prior month. On the other hand, food sales declined 2.4 percent, after showing no growth. In unadjusted year-on-year terms, retail trade fell 5.7 percent, easing from a 6.7 percent decline in January. Still, most of the country’s regions, including Rome and Milan, reimposed measures from mid-March to curb a resurgence of Covid-19 cases, with all non-essential shops closed, which will likely push retail sales down again. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Retail Sales MoM in Italy averaged 0.07 percent from 1996 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 24.50 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -21.70 percent in March of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Italy Retail Sales MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Italy Retail Sales MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2021.

Retail Sales MoM in Italy is expected to be 0.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Retail Sales MoM in Italy to stand at 0.90 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Italy Retail Sales MoM is projected to trend around 0.50 percent in 2022 and 0.40 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Italy Retail Sales MoM

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.60 -2.70 24.30 -22.00 1996 - 2021 percent Monthly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-01-12 09:00 AM Nov -6.9% 0.5% -0.8%
2021-02-05 09:00 AM Dec 2.5% -7.3% -2%
2021-03-05 09:00 AM Jan -3% 2.4% -3.2%
2021-04-09 08:00 AM Feb 6.6% -2.7% 2.6%
2021-05-07 08:00 AM Mar 6.6%
2021-06-08 08:00 AM Apr
2021-07-07 08:00 AM May
2021-08-04 08:00 AM Jun
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Italy Retail Sales Rebound Sharply in February
Retail sales in Italy jumped 6.6 percent from a month earlier in February of 2021, rebounding from a downwardly revised 2.7 percent drop in January. It was the biggest monthly gain in retail trade since August 2020, as coronavirus restrictions were relaxed at the beginning of the month. Non-food sales soared 14.8 percent, the most since June 2020 and compared to a 5.2 percent fall in the prior month. On the other hand, food sales declined 2.4 percent, after showing no growth. In unadjusted year-on-year terms, retail trade fell 5.7 percent, easing from a 6.7 percent decline in January. Still, most of the country’s regions, including Rome and Milan, reimposed measures from mid-March to curb a resurgence of Covid-19 cases, with all non-essential shops closed, which will likely push retail sales down again.
2021-04-09
Italy Retail Sales Drop 3% MoM in January
Retail sales in Italy fell 3 percent from a month earlier in January of 2021, after a downwardly revised 2.4 percent increase in December. Non-food sales tumbled 5.8 percent, reversing a 4.6 percent advance in the prior month and food trade growth slowed to 0.1 percent from 0.2 percent. In unadjusted year-on-year terms, retail trade declined 6.8 percent, the third consecutive month of falls and following an upwardly revised 3.2 percent drop in December.
2021-03-05
Italy Retail Sales Rebound in December
Italy's retail trade rose by 2.5 percent from a month earlier in December 2020, partially recovering from a revised 7.3 percent slump in November. Non food sales jumped 4.8 percent (vs -13.9 percent in November) and food trade advanced 0.1 percent (vs 0.9 percent in November). In unadjusted year-on-year terms, trade contracted 3.1 percent in December, following an 8.5 percent drop in the previous period.
2021-02-05
Italy Retail Sales Fall the Most in 7 Months
Retail sales in Italy tumbled 6.9 percent from a month earlier in November of 2020, reversing from a downwardly revised 0.5 percent increase in October. It was the biggest monthly decline in retail trade since April, as non-food sales fell sharply (-13.2 percent vs 0.3 percent in October). On the other hand, food sales advanced faster (1 percent vs 0.7 percent). On a yearly basis, retail trade slumped 8.1 percent, the first drop since July and the mot since April.
2021-01-12

Italy Retail Sales MoM
In Italy, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In Italy, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy.