ISTAT said Friday that Italian retail
sales increased by 0.8% in value terms and 0.9% in volume terms
in May with respect to April.
The national statistics agency said sales were up 0.4% in
volume terms in May with respect to the same month in 2017, but
were down 0.2% in volume terms.
"In May 2018 the underlying pattern in the data, as suggested
by the 3 month on 3 month movement, continued to show decline in
both value terms, decreasing for the 4th consecutive month
(-0.1%) and in volume terms, falling for the 8th consecutive
month (-0.2%)," ISTAT said.
"Compared with May 2017, the retail trade index for large
scale distribution was estimated to have risen by 1.8%, while
falls were reported by small scale distribution, which decreased
by 1.5%.
"The value of sales made online in May 2018 increased by
13.9% compared with May 2017".
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