Large firms labour indicators

Labour indicators for large firms (enterprises with 500 employees and more) are calculated with reference to the base year 2010 using the Ateco 2007 classification […]

Business confidence

In November 2014 the composite business confidence climate index (IESI, Istat Economic Sentiment Indicator) decreased to 87.7 from 89.1 in October. The confidence index in […]

Consumer confidence

In November the confidence climate index decreased slightly from 101.3 to 100.2. The economic component increased from 101.5 to 103.9, the personal and the current […]

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 […]

Extra-Eu foreign trade

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

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 […]

Agricultural products prices

The agricultural price indices provide information on trends in purchase prices of the means of production and producer prices of agricultural products. Since January 2013 […]

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 […]

Cost index of road construction

The costs index for road construction approximates the monthly evolution of costs of two types of roads: with and without tunnel section. Since January 2013 […]

Production in construction

In September 2014 the seasonally adjusted index decreased by 5.4%, compared with the previous month. The percentage change of the quarter July-September was -1.7%, with […]