The strategy of the Permanent Census of Enterprises is based on the use of the statistical register of enterprises, which integrates several administrative and statistical sources, as well as on a sample survey, which mainly collects qualitative information. The sample survey is conducted every three years, while the statistical register-data are updated each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sample survey provides a detailed picture of the Italian economic system, by collecting information about emerging issues such as enterprises\u2019 organisation, human resources, production relationships, digitalisation, competitiveness and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The third edition of the sample survey will be conducted from October the 8th<\/sup> 2025 to March the 3rd <\/sup>2026. The survey will involve about 265,000 enterprises of the industry and services sectors employing more than 3 workers. All the enterprises with 20 workers and more are involved, while only a sample of those with 3-19 workers has been selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The analysis disseminated integrates structural data of enterprises with those collected by this survey. This information is widely used by public institutions <\/a>and by the research community to understand the business-profiles and the competitiveness landscape. The data of the past editions are available on Istat data warehouse<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n