Confidence in manufacturing and construction

In January the seasonally adjusted confidence indicator in manufacturing fell from 92.5 in December to 92.1. Assessments on order books improved, while production expectations worsened […]

Confidence of trade and service enterprises

The seasonally adjusted market services confidence indicator decreased to 76.4 in January (from 80.2 in December 2011). The index increased in Information and communication (to […]

No pet survey is underway at Istat

Following repeated requests for information from citizens about an alleged pet survey, Istat clarify that no such survey is underway. Istat, therefore, cannot be held […]

Demographic indicators

Live births are 556 thousand in 2011, 6 thousand less than in 2010. Deaths are 592 thousand, 4 thousand more than the previous year. Consequently, […]

Consumer confidence

In January, consumer confidence index remains stable at 91.6 . Confidence on short term expectations decreased to 78.4 from 82.5. The indicator on the current […]

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 […]

Retail trade

The retail trade index measures the monthly evolution of the turnover at current prices of enterprises with retail sale outlets. Since January 2009 the indices […]

Production in construction

In November 2011 the seasonally adjusted index increased by 3.1% compared with the previous month. The percentage change of the average of the quarter September-November, […]

Extra-Eu foreign trade

Istat presents preliminary data on Italy’s foreign trade with non-EU countries in December 2011. The results of the survey on total foreign trade in December […]

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 […]