Retail sales up 0.6% in June - ISTAT

(ANSA) - Rome, August 4 - Italian retail sales increased by 0.6% in June with respect to May and by 1.5% compared to the same time last year in value terms, ISTAT said on Friday.
    The year-on-year rise was the biggest since March 2016.
    However, the national statistics agency said sales were down 0.3% in the second quarter with respect to the first.