Italian Monthly Retail Sales Up 0.5% in October

04:14 AM EST, 12/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Italy's seasonally adjusted retail sales rose 0.5% in October, after a revised 0.4% decline in September, according to data from statistics agency Istat published Friday. Analysts expected 0.4% growth for the month. On a yearly basis, retail sales were 1.3% higher, against the revised 0.7% increase earlier.