Istat, in July on the sales of food goods, hurting the other products – The Republic

the ROME – retail Sales down 0.3% in July compared to the previous month. The data, explains the Istat, refers to both in value and volume, and is due to sales of non-food products, a drop of 0.5% in value and 0.4% in volume, while those of consumer goods foodstuffs are grown, respectively, 0.3% and 0.1%.

rather Than in July, the sales decrease of 0.2% in value and 0.8%. Also in this case, the decline is more pronounced concerning non-food products. In particular, the changes more pronounced on an annual basis, register for the field stationery, books, newspapers and magazines (-4,6%) and electrical household appliances, radio, tv and tape recorders ( to 2.3%). In growth, only those groups of games, toys, sports and camping, and furniture, textiles, and furniture. The value of retail sales increase of 1.1% in the enterprises of the large-scale distribution, while decreases of 1.2% in those operating on small surfaces.

In the large-scale distribution sales recorded increases in both sectors: +1,2% for food and +1.0% for non-food. For businesses operating on small surfaces the value of the sales record variations in trends negative for food products ( by 1.4%) and those not food (or 1.3%).

With reference to the type of the year of the great distribution, in July the value of retail sales increases on an annual basis and for the fiscal years non-specialised (+0,6%) and specialized shops (+4,1%). Among the former, increases of 0.7% in the sales value of the exercises-mainly food while decreases of 0.1% of the exercises, mainly in non-food. In particular, for the years non-specialised predominantly food sales increase for all types of distribution: +0.3% for hypermarkets, +0.1% in supermarkets and +2.6% for the discounters.

“The serious fact is that after a recovery in sales in 2015, as weak things now, instead of improving, worsen. – commented Massimiliano Dona, secretary of the National Union of Consumers. – In a reversal of the trend is definitely worrying. Holds only the large-scale distribution. The small shops are found once again to plummet the sales, after the positive signals for February and march. We ask, therefore, that the government, in the next stability Law, arrange to restore the purchasing power of families, the more that lower taxes for businesses”.