Italy’s industrial turnover fell 0.9% month-on-month in August 2026, reversing a 1.7% gain in the previous month. Sales decreased in both domestic (-0.9% vs 1.4% in July) and foreign (-1.0% vs 2.2%) markets. By main industrial groups, consumer goods (-2.5%) and intermediate goods (-3.3%) recorded declines, while energy climbed 12.0%, alongside a slight increase in capital goods (0.1%). On an annual basis, industrial turnover, adjusted for calendar effects, grew 4.2%, easing from an upwardly revised 4.9% rise in July, with growth slowing in both domestic (3.1% vs 4.1%) and foreign (6.5% vs 6.6%) sales. Among industrial groups, turnover in consumer goods declined 3.5%, while energy recorded a marked increase of 36.7%, alongside gains in capital goods (5.9%) and intermediate goods (1.9%). Meanwhile, turnover in the services sector edged up 0.3% month-on-month in August, following a 0.2% gain in July.