| Actual | Previous | Revised | |
| Month over Month | 0.3% | -0.4% | |
| Year over Year | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
Highlights
Italian retail sales rose in August, with sales up 0.3 percent in value and 0.1 percent in volume from July.
The annual picture was more mixed. Sales were 0.5 percent higher in value than in August 2025 but fell 1.0 percent in volume.
Food drove the monthly gain. Food sales rose 0.8 percent in value and 0.5 percent in volume from July. Non-food sales were unchanged in value and slipped 0.1 percent in volume.
The same split between value and volume appeared on the year in both main categories. Food sales rose 0.9 percent in value but fell 0.4 percent in volume. Non-food sales edged up 0.2 percent in value and dropped 1.3 percent in volume.
Annual performance varied widely within non-food goods. Information technology, telecommunications and telephone equipment posted the strongest gain, up 6.7 percent from a year earlier. Footwear, leather goods and travel items recorded the steepest decline, down 4.1 percent.
By sales channel, large-scale retailers increased sales 1.1 percent in value and 0.1 percent in volume compared with August 2025.
Online retailers outpaced them, with sales up 5.4 percent in value and 3.6 percent in volume from a year earlier.