Italy’s industrial turnover declined by 0.9% month-on-month in August 2026, offsetting a 1.7% rise recorded in July. Sales weakened in both the domestic market (-0.9% vs +1.4% in July) and abroad (-1.0% vs +2.2%).
By main industrial groupings, turnover fell for consumer goods (-2.5%) and intermediate goods (-3.3%), while energy posted a sharp increase (+12.0%) and capital goods registered a slight gain (+0.1%).
On an annual basis, industrial turnover adjusted for calendar effects grew by 4.2%, slowing from an upwardly revised 4.9% in July. The deceleration reflected more moderate growth in both domestic sales (3.1% vs 4.1%) and foreign sales (6.5% vs 6.6%).
Across industrial groupings, turnover in consumer goods fell 3.5%, whereas energy surged 36.7%. Capital goods and intermediate goods also recorded annual increases, at 5.9% and 1.9%, respectively.
Meanwhile, turnover in the services sector rose by 0.3% month-on-month in August, following a 0.2% increase in July.