Large firms labour indicators

Labour indicators for large firms (enterprises with 500 employees and more) are calculated with reference to the base year 2010 using the Ateco 2007 classification […]

Monthly report on Italian economy no

Italian economy is weakly improving. The increase of business and consumer confidence in February is paired with the rise of industrial production in December and […]

Italy in figures

Providing users with the tools to deepen knowledge of Italy’s social, economic and environmental phenomena at various levels of geographical detail. This is the mission […]

Employment and unemployment (annual average)

Istat estimates that 22,3 million persons were employed in the 2014, rising up 0,4% (+88  thousands) from 2013. The employment rate rise to 55.7%. Unemployment […]

Employment and unemployment (monthly)

In order to improve the timeliness of statistical information on the Italian labour market and in accordance with the agreements made within the European Union, […]

Employment and unemployment (quarterly)

Istat estimates that 22,4 million persons were employed in the 4th quarter 2014, rising up 0.7% (+156 thousands) from 4th quarter 2013. The employment rate […]

GDP and General Government net borrowing

The National Institute of Statistics releases the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and General Government debt in accordance with the definitions of the European […]

Consumer prices (provisional)

In February 2015, according to preliminary estimates, the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) rose by 0.3% compared with the previous month […]

Retail trade

The retail trade index measures the monthly evolution of the turnover at current prices of enterprises with retail sale outlets. With effect from January 2013 […]

Consumer and business confidence

In February 2015 with regards to the Consumer survey, the confidence climate index increased from 104.4 to 110.9. The increase is explained by a growth […]