Construction cost index for residential building

The construction costs index for residential building approximates the quarterly evolution of costs of the residential construction sector. Since the first quarter 2009 the indices […]

Consumer price (provisional indices)

Istat estimates that in November 2010: • the National Consumer Price Index for the whole nation CPI (see Italian NIC) – used to measure inflation […]

Employment and unemployment

Istat estimates that 22.9 million persons were employed in October 2010 (provisional data). Employment rate was 57%, unemployment rate 8.6% and inactivity rate 37.7%. According […]

Large firms labour indicators

In September 2010 the seasonally adjusted employment index in large firms decreased by 0.1% (-0.2% in industry and unchanged in services) compared with August 2010; […]

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 […]

Contractual wages and salaries

At the end of October 2010 the coverage rate (share of national collective agreements in force for the wage setting aspects) was 62.3 per cent […]

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 […]

Crime, victims, the perception of safety

Map of crime: most robberies, snatch-thefts, threats, vehicle thefts in the South, most non-contact thefts of personal property, primary residence burglaries, pickpocketing and bicycle thefts […]

Extra-Eu foreign trade

Istat presents preliminary data on Italy’s foreign trade with non- U countries in October2010. The results of the survey on total foreign trade in October […]

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 […]