23 September 2003, 11:05 Italian retali sales +0.6% m/m in July
ROME, Sept 23 - Italian retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent in July from June, national statistics office Istat said on Tuesday.
On a year-on-year, unadjusted basis, retail sales climbed 2.2 percent.
Istat said sales at large distribution outlets such as super- and hypermarkets were up 3.9 percent year on year, while sales at smaller distributors edged up 1.1 percent.
Food sales soared 3.8 percent year-on-year in July, while non-food sales rose 1.3 percent.
Istat said retail sales in the first seven months of 2003 increased 2.7 percent compared with January-July 2002.//
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