Euro-zone economic outlook

In Q4 2012, activity in the Eurozone contracted by 0.6% (-0.1% in the previous quarter). The decrease in exports put a drag on GDP growth […]

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, […]

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, […]

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 […]

Consumer prices (provisional)

In March 2013, the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) increased by 0.3% compared with the previous month and by 1.7% with […]

Business confidence

In March 2013 the composite business confidence climate index (IESI, Istat Economic Sentiment Indicator), obtained by summarizing the confidence climates of manufacturing, construction, market services […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Production in construction

The index measures the monthly evolution of the volume of production in the construction sector. With effect from January 2013 the indices will be calculated […]