Use and abuse of alcohol in Italy

In 2012 the percentage of population aged 14 and over who consumed at least one alcoholic drink during the year was 66.6%. This rate is […]

Real estate sales and loans

In the third quarter of 2012, nationwide real estate unit sales agreements totalled 134,984, down by 23.7% over the same period for the previous year. […]

University graduates census

During the year 2009  the Italian National Institute of Statistics carried out the survey – involving all the Italian universities – that allowed the “Census” […]

2013: the International Year of Statistics

The International Year of Statistics is a worldwide celebration. The founding organizations are the American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, International Biometric Society, International […]

Foreign trade

Istat presents data on Italy’s foreign trade as well as unit value and volume indices (base year 2010=100) referring to February 2013. The results of […]

Consumer prices

In March 2013, Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) increased by 0.2% compared with the previous month and by 1.6% with respect to […]

Industrial production

The index measures the monthly evolution of the volume of industrial production (excluding construction). With effect from January 2013 the indices are calculated with reference […]

Contractual wages and salaries

The index of wages according to collective labour agreements measures the evolution of wages and salaries (per employee or per hour) determined by contractual provisions […]

Households income and corporate profits

The indicators presented in this release are derived from quarterly national accounts by institutional sector (QSA), which allow a timely analysis of the evolution of […]

Construction costs for residential building

The construction costs index for residential building approximates the monthly evolution of costs of the residential construction sector. Since January 2013 the indices are calculated […]