The Italian statistical office Istat released its retail sales data for Italy on Wednesday. Italian retail sales declined by 0.1% in September, after a 0.2% increase in August. July's figure was revised down from a 0.3% rise.

Sales of food products were down 0.1% in September, while sales of non-food products fell by 0.1%.

On a yearly basis, retail sales in Italy increased 1.5% in September, after a 1.3% rise in August.