Use and abuse of alcohol in Italy

Istat presents data on alcohol consumption in Italy among the population aged 11 and over focusing on certain risk behaviors. The data were collected through […]

Real estate sales and loans

Istat has published data for the third quarter of 2009 on notarial deeds for both the sale of real estate units – divided into residential […]

Marriages in Italy

Istat has published the main results of the Survey of Marriages celebrated in Italy, based on municipal Registry office records updated as of 2008. The […]

Households income and corporate profits

The analysis provided below is based on a selection of indicators derived from quarterly national accounts by institutional sector (QSA), which allow a timely analysis […]

Use of phytosanitary products in wine grape

The series of negative seasonal weather patterns which occurred during the 2009-2010 crop year made several interventions necessary in order to defend wine grapes. In […]

Birth and fertility

In 2008, 576,659 births were registered in municipal population registers, roughly 13,000 more than the previous year (563,933 in 2007). These figures confirm the recovery that […]

Quarterly national accounts

In the fourth quarter of 2009 the seasonally and calendar adjusted, chained volume measure of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by 0.3 per cent with […]

Trips and holidays in Italy and abroad

Istat presents provisional estimates of the main aggregates of tourism demand in Italy in 2009, based on the multipurpose survey ‘Trips and holidays’ which has […]

GDP and General Government net borrowing

In March of each year annual estimates of GDP and General Government debt are issued according to the provisions of the Maastricht Treaty on indicators […]

Demographic indicators

Istat releases nowcasts of the main demographic indicators for the year 2009 with national, regional and provincial details. It is worth noting that the indicators […]