Employment and unemployment (monthly)

In order to improve the timeliness of statistical information on the Italian labour market and in accordance with the agreements made within the European Union, […]

Employment and unemployment (quarterly)

Istat estimates that 22.9 million persons were employed in the 4th quarter 2011, up 0.1% (+18 thousands) from the 4th quarter 2010. The employment rate […]

Industrial producer prices

The industrial producer price index measures the evolution of output prices for goods manufactured in Italy and sold on the domestic and non-domestic markets. Since […]

Consumer prices (provisional)

The Consumer Price Index measures the change in prices over time of a set of goods and services (CPI basket) representative of Italian household consumption. […]

Contractual wages and salaries

The index of wages according to collective labour agreements measures the evolution of wages and salaries (per employee or per hour) determined by contractual provisions […]

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 […]

Confidence in manufacturing and construction

In March the seasonally adjusted confidence indicator in manufacturing rose to 92.1 from 91.7 in February. Assessments on order books and inventories worsened while production […]

Confidence of trade and service enterprises

The seasonally adjusted market services confidence indicator increased to 82.4 in March (from 79.2 in February 2012). The index improved in Business services and other […]

Consumer confidence

The confidence index increases in March from 94.4 to 96.8. The result is mainly due to an improvement of personal and current climate. The personal […]

Retail trade

The retail trade index measures the monthly evolution of the turnover at current prices of enterprises with retail sale outlets. Since January 2009 the indices […]