Employment and unemployment (Provisional data) – June 2024

In June 2024, employment grew (+0.1%). Unemployment rate up to 7.0% % (+0.1 p.p.)

Industrial and construction producer prices – June 2024

Industrial producer price index +0.7% over May and -2.5% y-o-y; construction of buildings unchanged over May and -0.8% y-o-y

Turnover of industry and services – May 2024

In May industrial turnover decreased by 4.8% y-o-y, services increased by 0.9% y-o-y

Consumer prices (provisional data) – July 2024

In July the CPI +0.5% compared with the previous month and +1.3% year-over-year

Preliminary estimate of GDP – Q2 2024

In Q2 2024 GDP increased by 0.2% with respect to the previous quarter and by 0.9% y/o/y

Foreign trade with non-EU countries – June 2024

In June import -3.5%, export -0,8% compared with May; the trade balance was +6,036 million euro

Contractual wages and salaries – April -June 2024

In June 2024 contractual hourly wages +1.2% over May and +3.6% y-o-y

Consumer and business confidence – July 2024

In July the Consumer confidence climate index from 98.3 to 98.9; the business confidence climate index from 94.5 to 94.2

Production in the construction sector – May 2024

In May 2024 production in the construction sector +1.1% over April and +9.2% y-o-y

Foreign trade and import prices – May 2024

In May 2024 export -3.8%, import -0.5%, import prices +0.1% over April