Pensions and pensioners

In 2012 pension expenditure reached 270,720 million euros. At the regional level the impact on GDP reached the maximum value in Calabria (21.83%) and the […]

Contractual wages and salaries

The index of wages according to collective labour agreements measures the evolution of contractual wages (per employee or per hour) set by collective agreements; the […]

Retail trade

The retail trade index measures the monthly evolution of the turnover at current prices of enterprises with retail sale outlets. With effect from January 2013 […]

Services producer price indices

Services Producer Price Indices (SPPIs) or Output Price Indices for Services measure quarterly changes in the prices received for services provided by enterprises to other […]

Consumer confidence

In September the confidence climate index increased slightly from 101.9 to 102.0. The economic component decreased from 107.5 to 105.6, the personal component increased from […]

Extra-Eu foreign trade

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

Occupations in times of crisis

The survey on occupations, promoted and financed by Isfol and jointly carried out by Istat and Isfol in 2012-13, analyses the characteristics and requirements of […]

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 […]

Annual national accounts

The National Institute of Statistics releases the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and General Government debt in accordance with the definitions of the European […]

Quality agro-food products

Italy has confirmed its position as the country with the highest number of PDO, PGI and TSG certifications granted by the European Union (EU). At […]