Italy’s Economic Outlook

Global economic growth has improved since mid-2012, but advanced economies are forecast to recover gradually only in the second half of 2013. As a result, […]

Health problems and limitations at work

In the second quarter of 2011, 6 million 556 thousand people aged 15-64 years (16.5% of the population of this age group) claim to be […]

Urban green areas

In 2011, urban green areas were 2.7% of the territory of provincial capitals (more than 550 million of m2). 14.8% of the municipal area is […]

Citizens and the ICTs

In 2012, the percentage of households owning a personal computer (59.3%) and access to the Internet at home (55.5%) remains stable as compared to 2011, […]

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 […]

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, […]

Consumer prices (provisional)

In April 2013, the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) increased by 0.1% compared with the previous month and by 1.2% with […]

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 […]

Contractual wages and salaries

The index of wages according to collective labour agreements measures the evolution of wages and salaries (per employee or per hour) determined by contractual provisions […]

Business confidence

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