# Italy Retail confidence indicator (balance, seasonally adjusted)

Italy Retail confidence indicator (balance, seasonally adjusted) was 8.70 balance (%) in October 2026, down 24.3% from September 2026 and down 34.1% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −27.30 balance (%) (May 2020) to 20.00 balance (%) (Mar 2023), averaging 8.56 balance (%).

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `IT.RETAILCONF.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: balance (%)
- Coverage: 1985-10-01 to 2026-10-01 (492 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/italy/retail-confidence-indicator-balance-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 8.70 balance (%) |
| September 2026 | 11.50 balance (%) |
| August 2026 | 12.30 balance (%) |
| July 2026 | 12.20 balance (%) |
| June 2026 | 13.00 balance (%) |
| May 2026 | 9.20 balance (%) |
| April 2026 | 9.70 balance (%) |
| March 2026 | 8.20 balance (%) |
| February 2026 | 11.30 balance (%) |
| January 2026 | 7.80 balance (%) |
| December 2025 | 13.60 balance (%) |
| November 2025 | 14.60 balance (%) |
| October 2025 | 13.20 balance (%) |
| September 2025 | 8.60 balance (%) |
| August 2025 | 8.40 balance (%) |
| July 2025 | 11.50 balance (%) |
| June 2025 | 8.90 balance (%) |
| May 2025 | 11.10 balance (%) |
| April 2025 | 10.80 balance (%) |
| March 2025 | 11.90 balance (%) |
| February 2025 | 10.10 balance (%) |
| January 2025 | 12.20 balance (%) |
| December 2024 | 13.10 balance (%) |
| November 2024 | 13.60 balance (%) |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.RETAILCONF.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.RETAILCONF.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```