ROME (ITALPRESS) – In April 2021, Istat estimates a decline on a monthly basis for retail sales (-0.4% in value and -0.5% in volume). Sales of food goods are increasing (+ 1% in value and volume) while those of non-food goods are decreasing (-1.5% in value and -1.7% in volume). In the quarter February-April 2021, in quarterly terms, retail sales increased by 4.3% in value and in volume. The growth is due to the sales of non-food goods (+ 8.6% in value and + 8.4% in volume) while those of food goods are decreasing (-0.7% in value and -0.5% in volume). On an annual basis, in April 2021, retail sales increased by 30.4% in value and 31.5% in volume. Also in this case it is the sales of non-food goods that determine the increase with a strong increase in both value and volume (respectively + 83.0% and + 83.1%); sales of food products show a limited growth (+ 0.6% in value and + 1.2% in volume). “In April 2021, a slight cyclical decline in retail sales emerges following the stagnation of the previous month. In the last two months, the overall economic result was supported by the positive trend of the food sector, while that of non-food goods contributed negatively – comments Istat – The very strong trend increase observed for almost all the aggregates is obviously the result of the comparison with the sales of one month, April last year, characterized by extensive closures due to measures to combat the emergency. health “. (ITALPRESS). sat / com 08-Jun-21 10:46
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