Doctorate holders from education to work

In 2014, 91.5% of the 2010 doctorate holders were employed and 7% were looking for a job. The situation was better for the 2008 doctorate […]

Environmental expenditure of regional administrations

Istat releases the new time series 2010-2012 of regional administrations’ environmental expenditure consistent with the results of national accounts revision, carried out with the introduction […]

Foreign trade

Istat presents data on Italy’s foreign trade as well as unit value and volume indices (base year 2010=100) referring to November 2014. In November 2014 […]

Distribution of fertilizers and plant protection products

In 2013 41.1 million quintals of fertilizers were distributed, 13.4% less compared with the previous year. A decrease (-23.9%) of fertilizers (minerals, organic, organo-mineral) and […]

Production in construction

In November 2014 the seasonally adjusted index decreased by 4.5%, compared with the previous month. The percentage change of the average of the quarter September-November […]

Construction costs

The construction costs index for residential building approximates the monthly evolution of costs of the residential construction sector. Since January 2013 the indices are calculated […]

Building permits indicators

The building permits indicators measure the quarterly evolution in the number of dwellings used for residential purposes, square metres of residential useful floor area and […]

Industrial import prices

The import price index measures the evolution of prices for industrial products bought by industrial and commercial enterprises in Italy, both in the euro zone […]

Books production and reading

In 2014, over 23.8 million people aged 6 and over have read at least one book during the 12 months prior to the interview, for […]

Consumer prices

In December 2014, the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) held steady on both monthly and annual basis (the annual rate of […]