# Italy Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted)

Italy Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted) was down 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 92.30 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.6% (Dec 2022) to 4.6% (Mar 2020), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `IT.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-FOOD`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (321 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/italy/retail-sale-of-food-beverages-and-tobacco-volume-of-sales-index-2021

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 92.30 | −0.2 |
| August 2026 | 92.50 | −0.2 |
| July 2026 | 92.50 | −0.4 |
| June 2026 | 92.50 | −1.4 |
| May 2026 | 92.80 | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 92.70 | −1.0 |
| March 2026 | 93.00 | 0.6 |
| February 2026 | 92.70 | −0.7 |
| January 2026 | 93.10 | 0.2 |
| December 2025 | 92.60 | −1.1 |
| November 2025 | 93.20 | 0.5 |
| October 2025 | 93.00 | −0.3 |
| September 2025 | 92.50 | −2.3 |
| August 2025 | 92.70 | −0.7 |
| July 2025 | 92.90 | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 93.80 | 1.3 |
| May 2025 | 92.60 | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 93.60 | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 92.40 | −1.3 |
| February 2025 | 93.40 | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 92.90 | −0.2 |
| December 2024 | 93.60 | 0.4 |
| November 2024 | 92.70 | −1.4 |
| October 2024 | 93.30 | −0.6 |

## API

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

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