Italian Retail Trade Index

Istat, the Italian National Statistics Institute has just published the results of a survey comparing the Annual Retail Trade Index in Nov 2009 with that of Nov. 2008.
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The results can be summarized for each sector as follows (percentage changes - Index of Retail Trade - Nov. 2008/Nov. 2009) :

- 1.7% Food products
- 1.1% Non food products

+1.6% Pharmaceuticals
-3.1% Clothing
-4.7% Footwear and leather products
-2.4% Furniture, textiles and homeware
+9.2% Home appliances, TV and radio
-2.5% Equipment for IT and mobile
+5.3% Film and optics
-3.2% Kitchen and home supplies
-2.0% Hardware and tools
-3.1% Cosmetics and perfumes
-1.8% Books, newspapers and stationery
-2.2% Music instruments
-2.8% Toys and equipment for sport and camping
-2.9% Jewellery and watches

Tot - 1.3%