Structure and competitiveness of enterprises

In 2012 enterprises in the industrial and services sectors were 4.4 million and employed about 16.1 million of persons (11.2 million employees). The average enterprise […]

Estimates of active enterprises

In 2013 the estimated number of active enterprises with employees was 1,583,375 units; these units accounted for little more than 13 million people with an […]

Quarterly national accounts

In the third quarter of 2014 the seasonally and calendar adjusted, chained volume measure of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by 0.1 per cent with […]

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 22,5 million persons were employed in the 3rd quarter 2014, rising up 0.5% (+122 thousands) from 3rd quarter 2013. The employment rate […]

Consumer prices (provisional)

In November 2014, according to provisional estimates, the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) declined by 0.2% compared with the previous month […]

Industrial producer prices

The industrial producer price index measures the evolution of output prices for goods manufactured in Italy and sold on the domestic and non-domestic markets. Since […]

Monthly report on Italian economy no

The weakness of the European economy is expected to continue in the final quarter of the year. In Italy, short term indicators overall point to […]

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 November 2014 the composite business confidence climate index (IESI, Istat Economic Sentiment Indicator) decreased to 87.7 from 89.1 in October. The confidence index in […]