Italy Retail Sales MoM

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Italy's retail sales increased 0.8% month-on-month in March 2026, rebounding after a 0.1% decline in February and firmly above market expectations of a 0.4% contraction. Marking the fastest growth in nearly a year, sale increases were broad-based. Food sales growth rebounded to 0.9% following a 0.4% decline in the previous month, while non-food sales growth accelerated to 0.7% from 0.3%, particularly for IT, telecommunications, and telephone equipment (8.6%). In contrast, sales declined for footwear, leather goods, and travel goods (-1.3%). On an annual basis, retail sales increased by 3.7%, supported by e-commerce (11.2%) and increases in both food sales (4.3% versus 1.8%) and non-food sales (3.3% versus 1.4%). source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Retail Sales in Italy increased 0.80 percent in March of 2026 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in Italy averaged 0.10 percent from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 22.30 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -22.10 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 May of 2026.

Retail Sales in Italy increased 0.80 percent in March of 2026 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in Italy is expected to be 0.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Italy Retail Sales MoM is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027 and 0.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Consumer Confidence	90.80	92.60	points	Apr 2026
Consumer Spending	277560.90	277349.90	EUR Million	Dec 2025
Disposable Personal Income	364784.00	366292.00	EUR	Dec 2025
Personal Savings	10.60	11.40	percent	Dec 2025
Retail Sales MoM	0.80	-0.10	percent	Mar 2026
Retail Sales YoY	3.70	1.60	percent	Mar 2026

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.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	0.80	-0.10	22.30	-22.10	1996 - 2026	percent	Monthly	Current Prices, SA

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Italy Retail Sales Near 1-Year High

Italy's retail sales increased 0.8% month-on-month in March 2026, rebounding after a 0.1% decline in February and firmly above market expectations of a 0.4% contraction. Marking the fastest growth in nearly a year, sale increases were broad-based. Food sales growth rebounded to 0.9% following a 0.4% decline in the previous month, while non-food sales growth accelerated to 0.7% from 0.3%, particularly for IT, telecommunications, and telephone equipment (8.6%). In contrast, sales declined for footwear, leather goods, and travel goods (-1.3%). On an annual basis, retail sales increased by 3.7%, supported by e-commerce (11.2%) and increases in both food sales (4.3% versus 1.8%) and non-food sales (3.3% versus 1.4%).

2026-05-06

Italy Retail Sales Rebound More than Expected

Italy’s retail sales increased by 0.6% month-on-month in January 2026, more than market expectations of a 0.2% rise and rebounding from a revised 0.7% fall in the previous month. Sales rebounded for both food (1.1% vs -0.8% in December) and non-food products (0.2% vs -0.7%). On an annual basis, retail sales grew by 2.3%, the biggest gain in nine months, following a revised 1.1% increase in December, driven by higher sales of food (3.9% vs 2.0%) and non-food products (1.2% vs 0.4%). Among non-food items, sales went up for almost all product groups, notably in IT, telecommunications, and telephone equipment (3.9%), while the largest drop was seen in footwear, leather goods, and travel goods (-2.2%). The value of retail sales rose sharply for large-scale distribution (4.1%) and e-commerce (4.6%), while it grew modestly for small retail outlets (0.2%) and dropped for out-of-store trade (-1.7%).

2026-03-05

Italy Retail Sales Fall 0.8% in December

Italy’s retail sales decreased by 0.8% month-on-month in December 2025, reversing a 0.5% rise in each of the previous two months, compared to market expectations of a 0.4% increase. Sales for both food (-0.9% vs 0.4% in November) and non-food products (-0.7% vs 0.6%) declined. On an annual basis, retail sales rose by 0.9%, easing from a 1.3% growth in each of the previous two months, largely due to a slowdown in non-food sales (0.3% vs 1.4%), while food sales picked up (1.7% vs 1.3%). Among non-food items, the largest gains were observed in pharmaceuticals (4.6%) and perfumery and personal care (3.8%), while the sharpest declines were recorded in household tools and hardware (-3.4%) and footwear, leather goods and travel goods (-3.3%). The value of retail sales increased across all distribution channels: large-scale distribution (0.6%), small retail outlets (0.8%), out-of-store sales (0.8%), and e-commerce (3.1%). Overall, retail sales in 2025 were 0.8% higher than in 2024.

2026-02-05