Employment and unemployment (monthly)

In October 2019 the estimate of employed people increased (+0.2%, +46 thousand); the employment rate rose at 59.2% (+0.1 percentage points). The increase of employment […]

Turnover in services

The Turnover in services index measures the quarterly evolution of sales by service sector enterprises at current prices. Since first quarter 2018 indices are calculated […]

Consumer and business confidence

In November 2019, the consumer confidence index worsened from 111.5 to 108.5. More specifically, the fall in confidence affected the economic component (from 127.2 to […]

Real estate sales and loans

In the second quarter of 2019, notary agreements regarding sales of real estate units and any other kind of exchange of properties and appurtenances in […]

Industrial production

The index measures the monthly evolution of the volume of industrial production (excluding construction). With effect from January 2018 the indices are calculated with reference […]

Monthly report on Italian economy no

Recent indicators confirm the weakness of global outlook. Moreover, there are risks that slowing growth and trade tensions, until now more concentrated on manufacturing, may […]

Employment and unemployment (provisional)

In September 2019 the estimate of employed people lightly decreased (-0.1%, -32 thousand), while the employment rate stayed at 59.1%. The decrease of employment involved […]

Consumer and business confidence

In October 2019, the consumer confidence index decreased slightly from 112.2 to 111.7. With regard to its components: the personal, the current and the future […]

Foreign trade with non-EU countries

Istat presents preliminary data on Italy’s foreign trade with non-EU countries in September 2019. The results of the survey on total foreign trade in September […]

Mining and quarrying extraction activities

Mineral water withdrawals increased. Quarrying mineral extractions decreased In 2017, in Italy mining and quarrying sites amounted to 5,154. Among them, 2,196 were into production […]