The international scenario continues to be characterized by a slowdown in economic activity and high and persistent uncertainty, fuelled by announcements regarding trade policy measures by the new US administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the first quarter, despite a still good economic performance in China and the euro area, the US GDP recorded a slight negative change, mainly due to a sharp increase in imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the preliminary estimate, in the first three months of the year, Italian GDP grew by 0.3%, a better result than in France and Germany, but lower than in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the first quarter, industrial production recorded a slight increase on a quarterly basis: the increase in the index in January was followed by a decline in February and stability in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Business confidence marked its third consecutive decline in April, involving all four main economic sectors. Consumer confidence also decreased in the same month, with a particularly marked worsening of opinions on Italy’s economic situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite a slight decrease in March, employment in the first quarter increased by 0.9% on a quarterly basis. This positive trend involved men and women, permanent employees and the self-employed, young people aged 15-24 and those aged 50 and over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in all major European countries remained substantially unchanged in April compared to March, standing at 2.1% in Italy and 2.2% on average in the euro area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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