The Italian consumer confidence index shrank from 98.3 to 97.4 in October, official data show.
With reference to the business confidence climate, the Istat economic sentiment indicator recorded a decrease passing from 95.6 to 93.4 in October.
The manufacturing confidence climate worsened from 86.6 to 85.8 in the month.
The retail trade confidence climate rose from 102.3 to 103.7 in the month.