Italian retail trade falls 0.4% MoM in January, volume down 0.6%

On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the value of retail trade rose by 0.9 per cent, while volume decreased by 0.2 per cent in the month, an Istat release said.

In the three months to January 2025, the value of retail sales dropped by 0.1 per cent quarter on quarter (QoQ), while sales volume contracted by 0.5 per cent QoQ.

Large-scale distribution saw a YoY growth of 2.1 per cent in the month, small-scale distribution remained unchanged and non-store retail sales declined by 1 per cent YoY. Online sales were down 3.3 per cent YoY.

Within the non-food product category, among the categories that recorded the largest YoY growth in the month was clothing, which increased by 1.9 per cent.

Among the categories in which the largest falls were recorded was shoes, leather goods and travel items, which contracted by 3.3 per cent YoY.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)