Monthly report on Italian economy no

In May, uncertainty concerning the future of the international trade relationships persisted. USA and China have not reached yet a deal and the bilateral agreements […]

Employment and unemployment (monthly)

After the substantial increase recorded in March, in April 2019 the estimate of employment remained unchanged compared to the previous month; as well as the […]

Quarterly national accounts

In the first quarter of 2019 the seasonally and calendar adjusted, chained volume measure of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.1% to the previous […]

Consumer prices (provisional)

According to preliminary estimates, in May 2019 the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) increased by 0.1% on monthly basis and by […]

Industrial, construction and services producer prices

In April 2019 the industrial producer price index decreased by 1.1% compared with the previous month. Domestic producer price index decreased by 1.5%, while producer […]

Turnover in services

The Turnover in services index measures the quarterly evolution of sales by service sector enterprises at current prices. Since first quarter 2018 indices are calculated […]

Consumer and business confidence

In May 2019, the consumer confidence index improved from 110.6 to 111.8. Looking at its components: the economic one bettered from 122.8 to 125.9, the […]

Foreign trade with non-EU countries

Istat presents preliminary data on Italy’s foreign trade with non-EU countries in April 2019. The results of the survey on total foreign trade in April […]

Italy’s Economic Outlook

In 2019, GDP is expected to increase by 0.3 percent in real terms.The domestic demand will provide a contribution of 0.3 percentage points while foreign […]

Production in construction

Following growth in February, construction output decreased by 0.9% in the month-on-month series in March 2019. Construction output grew by 3.9% in the first quarter […]