The Italian statistical office Istat released its retail sales data for Italy on Tuesday. Italian retail sales climbed at a seasonally adjusted rate of 0.7% in April, after a 0.1% decline in March.
On a yearly basis, retail sales in Italy were flat in April, after a 0.2% decrease in March.
Sales of food products dropped 0.8% year-on-year in April, while sales of non-food products climbed by 0.6%.