Italy’s industrial turnover rose by 0.3% month-on-month in April 2026, slowing from a downwardly revised 1.8% increase in March, which had marked the highest growth since September 2025. Growth in domestic sales eased to 0.8% from 2.2%, while foreign sales fell by 0.6%, reversing a 1.2% gain in the previous month. On a yearly basis, industrial turnover, adjusted for calendar effects, increased by 3.2%, after a downwardly revised 4.2% growth in March. Sales growth slowed in both the domestic market (3.5% vs 4.4% in March) and foreign markets (2.6% vs 3.9%). Among industrial groups, energy recorded a sharp increase (37.1%), while intermediate goods (4.7%) and capital goods (0.8%) also posted gains, more than offsetting a decline in consumer goods (-3.5%). Meanwhile, turnover in the services sector edged up by 0.1%, following a 1.1% rise in March, as growth in other services (0.8%) offset a decline in wholesale trade (-0.6%).