The value of retail sales in Italy grew 0.5% year-on-year in August 2026, the smallest increase since a decline in March 2025, slowing from an upwardly revised 1% rise in July. The slowdown reflected weaker non-food sales, which increased 0.2% compared with 1.2% in July, offsetting a pickup in food sales, which rose 0.9% after increasing 0.4% previously. Among non-food products, the largest increase was seen in IT, telecommunications, and telephone equipment (6.7%), which was offset by a drop in footwear, leather goods, and travel goods (-4.1%). By distribution channel, retail sales went up at large retail outlets (1.1%) and in online commerce (5.4%). source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)
Retail Sales in Italy increased 0.50 percent in August of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Italy averaged 5.78 percent from 1972 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 90.20 percent in December of 1973 and a record low of -40.90 percent in June of 1986. This page provides - Italy Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Italy Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
Retail Sales in Italy increased 0.50 percent in August of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Italy is expected to be 1.40 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 YoY is projected to trend around 1.70 percent in 2027 and 1.90 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.