Business confidence

In September 2014 the composite business confidence climate index (IESI, Istat Economic Sentiment Indicator) decreased to 86.6 from 88.1 in August. The confidence index in […]

Contractual wages and salaries

The index of wages according to collective labour agreements measures the evolution of contractual wages (per employee or per hour) set by collective agreements; the […]

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 […]

Services producer price indices

Services Producer Price Indices (SPPIs) or Output Price Indices for Services measure quarterly changes in the prices received for services provided by enterprises to other […]

Consumer confidence

In September the confidence climate index increased slightly from 101.9 to 102.0. The economic component decreased from 107.5 to 105.6, the personal component increased from […]

Extra-Eu foreign trade

Istat presents preliminary data on Italy’s foreign trade with non-EU countries in August 2014. The results of the survey on total foreign trade in August […]

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 […]

Production in construction

In July 2014 the seasonally adjusted index decreased by 2.4%, compared with the previous month. The percentage change of the quarter May-July was -2.2%, with […]

Foreign trade

Istat presents data on Italy’s foreign trade as well as unit value and volume indices (base year 2010=100) referring to July 2014. In July 2014 […]

Construction costs for residential building

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 […]