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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Business confidence

In October 2014 the composite business confidence climate index (IESI, Istat Economic Sentiment Indicator) increased to 89.3 from 86.9 in September. The confidence index in […]

Extra-Eu foreign trade

Istat presents preliminary data on Italy’s foreign trade with non-EU countries in September 2014. The results of the survey on total foreign trade in September […]

Consumer prices

In September 2014, the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) declined by 0.4% compared with the previous month and by 0.2% with […]

Euro-zone economic outlook

In Q3 2014, economic activity is expected to increase, but only moderately, as geopolitical concerns are still strong and seem to affect investors’ confidence. GDP […]

House prices

The House price index (HPI) measures the evolution of market prices of all residential properties that are purchased by households (flats, detached houses, terraced houses, […]

Business confidence

In September 2014 the composite business confidence climate index (IESI, Istat Economic Sentiment Indicator) decreased to 86.6 from 88.1 in August. The confidence index in […]

Industrial turnover and orders

The industrial turnover index measures the monthly evolution of sales by industrial enterprises at current prices. The new orders index is an indicator of the […]