The effects of tax provisions on enterprises

This note analyzes the effects of the main provisions on corporate income taxation adopted in Italy in the 2015-2016 biennium: the complete elimination of the […]

Turnover in services

The Services turnover Index measures the quarterly change recorded in sales at current prices by enterprises belonging to the domain of services. Starting from the […]

Consumer and business confidence

With regard to the consumer survey, the confidence climate index decreased in February 2016 from 118.6 to 114.5. All components decreased: economic, personal, current and […]

Consumer and business confidence

With regard to the consumer survey, the confidence climate index increased in January 2016 from 117.7 to 118.9. All components increased: economic, personal, current and […]

Environmental protection investments

The environmental protection expenditure for industry, in 2013, was 1,391 million of euro of wich 958 million of euro were investments in equipment and plant […]

Foreign affiliates resident in Italy

In 2013, there were 13.165  foreign affiliates resident in Italy. These enterprises employed 1,2 million  persons, generated a turnover of 500 billion euros and a […]

Italian multinational enterprises

Data refer to 2013 for the business structure and economic activities carried out abroad by Italian-controlled enterprises, and to 2014-2015 for new investments abroad with […]

Research and development

In 2013, in current price terms, Italy’s gross domestic expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) was near to 21 billion euro. It increased by 2.3% […]

Structure and competitiveness of enterprises

In 2013, value added of enterprise in industrial and services sectors reduced for the second year in a row (-1.7% compared to 2012); the number […]

Consumer and business confidence

In November 2015 with regard to the consumer survey, the confidence climate index increased from 117.0 to 118.4. The increase is explained by all components: […]