Employment and unemployment (provisional data) – April 2026

In April 2026, employment rose (+0.5%). Unemployment rate down to 5.1% (-0.1 p.p.)

Foreign trade with non-EU countries – April 2026

In April 2026 import +1.3%, export -2.8% over March; the trade balance was +3,846 million euro

Consumer and business confidence – May 2026

In May the Consumer confidence climate index from 90.8 to 93.4; the business confidence climate index from 95.1 to 94.1

Physical energy flows (Pefa) – Years 2008-2024

The 2008-2024 time series for the Physical Energy Flows Accounts (PEFA) has also been updated. In 2024, the "Net domestic energy use" (NDEU) decreased by 0.5% while the "Energy intensity of GDP" and the "CO2 emission intensity of energy consumption" fell by 1.3%

Preliminary estimate of GDP – Q1 2026

In Q1 2026 GDP increased by 0.2% on the previous quarter and by 0.7% year over year

House prices (provisional)- Q4 2025

In Q4 2025 the house prices are +0.9% over Q3 and +4.1% year over year

Services producer prices – Q4 2025

In Q4 2025, services producer prices on business market +1.2% over Q3 and +1.9% year over year

Quarterly non-financial sector accounts – Q3 2025

In Q3 2025 deficit/GDP was -3.4%; households gross disposable income +2.0%

Istat poverty statistics – Year 2022

In 2022, little more than 2,18 million of households (8.3% of the total from 7.7% in 2021) and over 5.6 million individuals (9.7% up from 9.1% the previous year)  were in condition of absolute poverty

Istat poverty statistics – Year 2024

In 2024, over 2.2 million households in condition of absolute poverty – (8.4% of total resident households) and  5.7 million individuals (9.8% of total resident individuals) are in absolute poverty