Istat presents data on Italy\u2019s foreign trade as well as unit value and volume indices (base year 2010=100) referring to December 2017.<\/p>\n
In December 2017 seasonally-adjusted data, compared to the previous month, increased both for outgoing flows (+0.6%) and for incoming flows (+3.3%). Exports increased for EU countries (+2.5%) and fell for non EU countries (-1.8%). Imports rose both for EU countries (+4.5%) and non EU countries (+1.6%). Over the last three months, seasonally-adjusted data, compared to the three months earlier, showed an increase for exports (+3.4%) and for imports (+3.3%).<\/p>\n
In December 2017, compared with the same month of the previous year, both exports and imports increased (+2.0% and +3.7% respectively). Outgoing flows increased by 2.1% for EU countries and by 1.8% for non EU countries. The growth in purchases is due to the increase for EU area (7.4%) while non EU area decreased by 1.7%. The trade balance in December amounted to +5,253 million Euros (+6,228 million Euros for non EU countries and -974 million Euros for EU countries).<\/p>\n
The import price index measures the evolution of prices for industrial products bought by industrial and commercial enterprises in Italy, both in the euro zone and the non-euro zone. Since September 2010 indices are compiled in the reference base 2010.<\/p>\n
In December 2017 the total import price index increased by 0.4 % compared to the previous month (the index stayed unchanged for the euro zone and increased by 0.7% for the non-euro zone); the total twelve-month rate of change increased by 1.6% (respectively increased by 1.3% for the euro zone and by 1.9% for the non-euro zone).<\/p>\n
The quarterly total index increased by 1.7% compared to the previous period, it increased by 0.1% for the euro zone and by 3.2% for the non-euro zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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