Industrial sales in Italy fell by 0.5% month-on-month in October 2025, following a downwardly revised 1.9% growth in the previous month. The decline was more pronounced in foreign sales, which dropped 1.3%, reversing a 3% increase in September, while domestic sales edged down 0.2% after rising 1.3%. Among main industrial groupings, decreases were seen in sales for intermediate goods (-0.3%), capital goods (-1.8%), and energy (-2.4%), whereas consumer goods rose 0.5%. On a yearly basis, industrial sales increased by 1.7%, decelerating from a 3.4% rise in September. The slowdown was more marked in the domestic market (1.8% vs 4.2%) than in the foreign market (1.3% vs 1.6%).