Retail trade

The retail trade index measures the monthly evolution of the turnover at current prices of enterprises with retail sale outlets. With effect from January 2013 […]

Production in construction

In April 2015 the seasonally adjusted index compared with the previous month decreased by 0.3%. The percentage change of the average of the quarter February-April […]

Construction costs

The construction costs index for residential building approximates the monthly evolution of costs of the residential construction sector. Since January 2013 the indices are calculated […]

Foreign trade

Istat presents data on Italy’s foreign trade as well as unit value and volume indices (base year 2010=100) referring to April 2015. The results of […]

Industrial import prices

The import price index measures the evolution of prices for industrial products bought by industrial and commercial enterprises in Italy, both in the euro zone […]

Labour indicators in enterprises

Number of jobs Since first quarter 2015, the new indices on the number of jobs are calculated with reference to the base year 2010 using […]

Consumer prices

In May 2015, the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) rose by 0.1% compared with the previous month and by 0.1% with […]

Export of Italian regions

Istat presents the breakdown of national exports by Italian Regions for the reference period January- March 2015. In the first quarter 2015, compared with the previous […]

Industrial production

The index measures the monthly evolution of the volume of industrial production (excluding construction). With effect from January 2013 the indices are calculated with reference […]

Employment and unemployment (quarterly)

Istat estimates that 22.1 million persons were employed in the 1st quarter 2015, rising up 0.6% (+133 thousands) from 1st quarter 2014. The employment rate […]