ITALY DATA: Italy retail sales fell 0.2% m/m in seasonally-adjusted
terms as a result of a drop in non-food sales, following m/m gains of
+0.1% in both August and July and a +0.5% m/m rise in June.
In unadjusted y/y terms, retails sales rose 0.3%, down from +0.8% in
August.
–The three month-moving average rose 0.3% in the months from July to
September 2010, compared with the previous 3 months.
–Italy’s domestic ‘NIC’ inflation index rose 1.6% y/y in September.