The Italian statistical office Istat released its retail sales data for Italy on Thursday. Italian retail sales fell by 0.1% in December, after a 0.2% increase in November. November's figure was revised down from a 0.2% gain.

Sales of food products were down 0.3% in December, while sales of non-food products decreased by 0.1%.

On a yearly basis, retail sales in Italy climbed 0.6% in December, after a 0.2% decline in November. November's figure was revised down from a 0.1% fall.