Italian retail sales increased by 0.5% in value terms and by 0.6% in volume in November compared to October, Istat said on Friday.
    The national statistics agency said sales were up by 1.3% in value and 0.5% in volume with respect to November 2024.
    "Compared with November 2024, retail sales grew by 2.1% in large-scale distribution, while it declined by 0.5% for small-scale distribution and by 1.9% for non-store sales." Istat said.
    "Online sales rose by 8.3% over the same period.
    "In the non-food product category, nearly all product groups exhibited positive year-on-year growth.
    "The most significant increase was observed in Cosmetic and toilet articles (+5.9%), while the largest decline was observed in other goods (-0.4%)".

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