Italy’s retail sales recovered at a stronger-than-expected pace in September, official data revealed Friday.
Retail sales grew 1.2 percent from August, when turnover was down 0.3 percent. Economists had forecast only a 0.2 percent increase in September.
Compared to last year, retail sales posted an increase of 0.7 percent, which was weaker than the 0.9 percent increase seen in August. Nonetheless, sales expanded for the third straight month.
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