June retail sales +0.2% over May (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, August 30 - June retail sales rose by 0.2% compared to the previous month and by 0.8% compared to June 2015, Istat national statistics agency reported Tuesday.
    Non-food sales were up 0.4% month-on-month and by 1% over the previous year, including in furniture, textiles, home furnishings (+2.1%) and toys, sporting goods and camping gear (+1.7%). Food products dropped by 0.1% month-on-month and were up by 0.2% compared to last year, Istat said. As well, the agency reported retail sales were up 0.1% in the second quarter compared to the previous quarter, with food product sales -0.1% and non-food products +0.1%. This is the first positive quarter result since the third quarter last year (+0.2%), Istat said.
    Retail sales were down 0.2% in the last quarter of 2015 and remained flat in the first quarter of 2016.