ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In December, according to Istat data, retail sales record, compared to the previous month, a decrease in both value and volume (respectively -0.8% and -0.9%). The decrease concerns both food (-0.9% in value and -1.2% in volume) and non-food (-0.7% in value and -0.8% in volume). In the last quarter of 2025, in conjunctural terms, retail sales recorded an increase in value (+0.3%) and in volume (+0.1%). Sales of food increase both in value (+0.3%) and in volume (+0.2%), as well as those of non-food goods (+0.2% in value and in volume). In December 2025, retail sales recorded a growth of 0.9% in value and a decline of 0.2% in volume. Sales of foodstuffs increase in value (+1.7%) and decrease in volume (-0.6%) while those of non-food goods increase both in value (+0.3%) and in volume (+0.1%).
With regard to non-food goods, heterogeneous tendencies are recorded between the various groups of products. The increase is greater in pharmaceutical products (+4.6%) and perfumery products, care of the person (+3.8%), while the decrease is more consistent in household and hardware tools (-3.4%) and Footwear, leather and travel items (-3.3%). Compared to December 2024, the value of retail sales is increasing for all distribution forms: the large distribution (+0.6%), the enterprises operating on small surfaces (+0.8%), sales outside the shops (+0.8%) and electronic commerce (+3.1%).
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