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Istat 100

Counting Italy, counting for the future

We celebrate a century of research, innovation and expertise for the country: our anniversary bears witness to a solid path that looks to the future

Consultation on the responsiveness of official statistics

With this open consultation, Istat collects contributions, observations, and proposals on the responsiveness of official statistics to knowledge needs and user requirements

Challenges in the measurement of nature in official statistics

The workshop aims to advance official statistical information on ecosystems and their economic importance. Presentation abstracts are available.

Press releases

Note on Italian economy – July – August 2026

The note on Italian economy for the months of July and August 2026 now online

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10 September 2026

Industrial production – July 2026

In July 2026 the index increased by 0.7% over June and remained unchanged year-over-year

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4 September 2026

Retail trade – July 2026

In July 2026 the index was -0.4% over June and +0.8% year over year

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02 September 2026

Services producer prices – Q2 2026

In Q2 2026, services producer prices on business market +1.5% over Q1 and +4.3% y-o-y

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02 September 2026

Industrial and Construction producer prices – July 2026

Industrial producer prices +2.4% over June and +7.8% y-o-y; construction of buildings -0.1% over June; +3.1% y-o-y

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31 July 2026

Consumer prices (provisional data) – August 2026

In August 2026 the CPI +0.5% over the previous month and +3.3% year-over-year

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01 September 2026

Employment and unemployment (provisional data) – July 2026

In July 2026, employment stable. Unemployment rate down to 5.8% (-0.1 p.p.).

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01 September 2026

Quarterly national accounts – Q2 2026

In Q2 2026 GDP increased by 0.2% over Q1 and by 1.0% y-o-y

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28 August 2026

Consumer and business confidence – August 2026

In August the Consumer confidence climate index from 94.2 to 94.5; the business confidence climate index from 95.7 to 96.9

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Press calendar

The calendar complete with press releases for the entire year, is updated on a yearly basis

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Istat press office supporting Italian and foreign media for information, monitoring and implementation of initiatives

Other news

Labour Force Survey – 3 months longitudinal data

The estimates produced refer to the population that maintains residence in the same municipality throughout the period considered

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10 September 2026 Microdata

Labour Force Survey-12 months longitudinal data

Online the metedata until I quarter 2026

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10 September 2026 Microdata

Income and Living Conditions Survey (EU-SILC) – longitudinal data

EU-SILC is an instrument aiming at collecting timely and comparable cross-sectional and longitudinal multidimensional microdata

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Events

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10 December 2026

Fifth Workshop on Methodologies for Official Statistics

The fifth edition of the workshop focuses primarily on the impact that new data sources and new methods have on the production of official statistics.

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25 May 2026

Challenges in the Measurement of Nature in Official Statistics

Enhancing official statistics on the ecological and economic role of ecosystems, in line with the fundamental principles of official statistics

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13 February 2026

Homer was a pop statistician! – 17th International Kids’ Carnival

Istat participates in the 17th International Kids’ Carnival, a project by La Biennale di Venezia which, since 2010, has been dedicated to young people, schools with their teachers, and families

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