Consumer and business confidence - February 2023

In February 2024, the consumer confidence index increased from 96.4 to 97.0. Looking at data break down, unfavourable signals came from the economic climate index […]

Consumer prices - January 2024

In January 2024 the rate of change of the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) was +0.3% on monthly basis and +0.8% […]

Production in the construction sector – December 2023

In December 2023, estimates for construction output increased in the month-on-month series, rising by 4.4%. In the 4th quarter of 2023, the seasonally adjusted index […]

Foreign trade and import prices - December 2023

In December 2023 seasonally-adjusted data, compared to November 2023, increased for exports (+1.2%) and decreased for imports (-1.9%). Exports rose by +1.3% for EU countries […]

Sales of real estate units and loans - Q2 2023

In the second quarter 2023 the notary agreements regarding sales of real estate units and any other kind of exchange of properties and appurtenances in […]

Industrial production - December 2023

The index measures the monthly evolution of the volume of industrial production (excluding construction). From January 2022 the indices are calculated as annual chain-linked indices […]

Retail trade - December 2023

In December 2023 estimates for seasonally adjusted index of value sales slightly fell by 0.1% in the month-on-month series and volume contracted by 0.5%. In […]

Consumer price indices - Basket 2024

As every year, Istat reviews the list of items included in the consumer price index basket and updates as well the survey techniques and the […]

Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) - December 2023

In December 2023 the number of both employed and inactive people rose, while unemployed persons fell. On a monthly basis, the increase in employment (+0.1%, […]

Contractual wages and salaries - Q4 2023

The index of wages according to the national collective bargaining agreement measures the evolution of wages and salaries (per employee or per hour) determined by […]