Italian retail sales were down 0.7%
in value terms and 0.9% in volume terms in April with respect to
March, ISTAT said on Thursday.
The national statistics agency said sales dropped 4.6% in
value terms and 5.4% in volume terms compared to April 2017.
It said a significant factor the year-on-year drop was that
most of Italy's Easter-related consumer spending took place in
March this year, but in April in 2017.
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