Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:32:08 GMT
Retail sales in Italy fall in January
The statistical office Istat revealed on Wednesday that Italian retail sales decreased for the seventh month in a row. Year-over-year, retail sales experienced a 3% fall in January compared to a reading of minus 3.4% in the preceding month. The January's decline was in line with economists' forecasts. Month-over-month, retail sales lost 0.5%.