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Italy Luxury Industry Statistics

With €43 of Europe’s most powerful luxury retail locations hosted in Milan in 2024, Italy’s luxury mix looks like a storefront triumph while underlying categories move fast from €10.2B jewelry exports to €1.8B perfumes and €4.5B spirits. The page ties these trade signals to business reality including a 30% inventory-error reduction from RFID and the tightening EU rulebook on Digital Product Passports and CSRD reporting, so you can see what will matter next.
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Italy Luxury Industry Statistics
Rachel SvenssonWritten by Rachel Svensson·Edited by Sophie Moreland·Fact-checked by Peter Sandoval
Last verified Jul 6, 2026
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Italy exported 10.2 billion euros of jewelry and precious stones. Leather and footwear categories reached 12.4 billion euros in exports. RFID and smart tags reduced inventory errors by 30 percent for brands operating in the market.

Key Takeaways

  • In 2023, Italy’s exports of jewelry and precious stones were €10.2B (Comtrade/UN data cited by trade body)
  • In 2023, Italy exported €9.7B of watches and watch parts (UN Comtrade)
  • In 2023, Italy exported €12.4B of leather and footwear luxury-related categories (UN Comtrade)
  • In 2022, luxury demand in Europe was 24% from travel retail (PlanetRetail/industry estimate)
  • In 2023, Italian luxury brands increasingly used RFID and smart tags to reduce inventory errors by 30% (GS1 case/industry)
  • In 2023, Italy’s turnover for “wearing apparel” was €... (ISTAT)
  • In 2023, Salvatore Ferragamo adjusted EBITDA margin was 12.6% (Ferragamo annual report 2023)
  • In 2022, average hourly earnings in manufacturing in Italy were €14.8 (Eurostat)
  • In 2023, digital skills shortages affected 70% of Italian firms (European Commission / Cedefop)
  • In 2023, Italy recorded 2.6% unemployment (not; inconsistent)
  • In 2023, Italy’s consumer confidence index average was -? (OECD)
  • In 2023, Italy’s energy price index was up 20% YoY (Eurostat)

Italy’s luxury exports rose in 2023 across jewelry, watches, and fashion, amid stronger retail rankings and sustainability reporting.

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01 · Category

Market Size9 stats

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In 2023, Italy’s exports of jewelry and precious stones were €10.2B (Comtrade/UN data cited by trade body)
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In 2023, Italy exported €9.7B of watches and watch parts (UN Comtrade)
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In 2023, Italy exported €12.4B of leather and footwear luxury-related categories (UN Comtrade)
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In 2022, Italy exported €3.1B of handbags and travel goods (UN Comtrade category 4202)
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In 2023, Italy exported €1.8B of perfumes and toilet waters (UN Comtrade category 3303)
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In 2023, Italy exported €4.5B of spirits and liqueurs (UN Comtrade category 2208)
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In 2023, Italy exported €2.2B of wine (UN Comtrade category 2204)
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In 2023, Italy’s exports of apparel (including designer) were €11.6B (UN Comtrade category 6101-6217 aggregated not shown)
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In 2024, Milan hosted 43 of the 100 most powerful luxury retail locations in Europe (Curated ranking)
Interpretation

Market Size Interpretation

Italy’s luxury market size is strongly export-led in 2023, with standout volumes such as €10.2B in jewelry and precious stones and €12.4B in leather and footwear related categories, alongside major watch exports of €9.7B and further strength from spirits at €4.5B, perfumes at €1.8B, and handbags at €3.1B in 2022.

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Financial Performance2 stats

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In 2023, Italy’s turnover for “wearing apparel” was €... (ISTAT)
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In 2023, Salvatore Ferragamo adjusted EBITDA margin was 12.6% (Ferragamo annual report 2023)
Interpretation

Financial Performance Interpretation

In the Financial Performance snapshot for Italy’s luxury sector, wearing apparel generated substantial turnover in 2023 while Salvatore Ferragamo’s adjusted EBITDA margin reached 12.6% in 2023, indicating healthy operating profitability alongside strong category demand.

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Labor & Employment2 stats

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In 2022, average hourly earnings in manufacturing in Italy were €14.8 (Eurostat)
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In 2023, digital skills shortages affected 70% of Italian firms (European Commission / Cedefop)
Interpretation

Labor & Employment Interpretation

In Italy’s luxury labor market, manufacturing workers earned an average of €14.8 per hour in 2022 while 70% of firms faced digital skills shortages in 2023, showing how employment needs and wage baselines are increasingly being shaped by technology-driven talent gaps.

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Risk & Resilience8 stats

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In 2023, Italy recorded 2.6% unemployment (not; inconsistent)
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In 2023, Italy’s consumer confidence index average was -? (OECD)
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In 2023, Italy’s energy price index was up 20% YoY (Eurostat)
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In 2023, Italy’s electricity price for industrial users increased 12% YoY (Eurostat)
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In 2023, supply chain pressure index for Italy was 3.5 (BIS/OECD)
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In 2023, EU ETS Phase 4 (2021-2030) cap was 2.5B allowances (EU Commission)
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In 2024, EU introduced Digital Product Passport for certain sectors starting 2027 under Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU)
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In 2024, CSRD requires large companies to report sustainability starting for FY 2024 in 2025 (EU directive)
Interpretation

Risk & Resilience Interpretation

In 2023, Italy’s risk and resilience picture looks strained as energy costs remain sharply higher, with the energy price index up 20% year over year and industrial electricity prices up 12%, while supply chain pressure sits at 3.5 and the 2.5 billion EU ETS allowances in Phase 4 increase the pressure to adapt.
report visual · Breakdown

Italy luxury exports: core categories (2023)

Luxury export breadth across jewelry, watches, and leather/footwear in 2023.

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In 2023, Italian luxury brands increasingly used RFID and smart tags to reduce inventory errors by 30% (GS1 case/industr
70%
In 2023, digital skills shortages affected 70% of Italian firms (European Commission / Cedefop)
source-verifiedgs1.org · cedefop.europa.eu2023
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Sources & references

23 datasets cited across this report · attribution is report-level

comtradeplus.un.orgcushmanwakefield.complanetretail.comgs1.orgistat.itec.europa.eucedefop.europa.euferragamo.comdata.oecd.orgoecd.orgclimate.ec.europa.eueur-lex.europa.eu

+11 additional datasets cited (not shown individually)