Last year saw a slight recovery in Italian industrial turnover with a 0.6% rise, Istat said Friday.
    "Overall in 2025, net of calendar effects, turnover growth in industry (+0.6%) compared to the previous year improved slightly, compared to the sharp decline recorded in 2024 (-4.3%), while growth in services (+1.9%) is confirmed," the stats agency said.
    Volumes also show moderate growth in both sectors (+0.8%) on average for the year.
    Among the main industrial groups, increases in 2025 were recorded in capital goods and consumer goods, while in services, growth was more lively in information and communication services.
    According to Istat, in December 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial turnover is estimated to increase by 0.5% in value and 1.7% in volume.
    The domestic market recorded no change in value and a 2.3% increase in volume, while exports recorded increases of 1.3% in value and 0.7% in volume.
    The services sector was estimated to have grown by 1% in value and 0.8% in volume, with increases in both wholesale trade (+0.8% in value and +1.3% in volume) and other services (+1.1% in value and +0.8% in volume).
    Seasonally adjusted turnover indices for the main industrial groups recorded a quarter-on-quarter increase in December for consumer goods (+1.4%) and intermediate goods (+0.7%), while decreases were observed for capital goods (-0.2%) and energy (-1.6%).
    In the fourth quarter of 2025, industrial turnover, adjusted for seasonal factors and adjusted for seasonal factors, increased by 0.4% in value and 1.1% in volume.
    Over the same period, services recorded an increase of 0.1% in value and 0.3% in volume.
    In December 2025, industrial turnover, adjusted for calendar effects, recorded a year-on-year increase in value (+3.6%) and volume (+4.8%).
    Growth is estimated for both the domestic market (+3.0% in value and +5.0% in volume) and the foreign market (+4.9% in value and +4.2% in volume).
    For the services sector, adjusted for calendar effects, a year-on-year increase of 2.9% in value and 2.7% in volume is recorded, with growth in both wholesale trade (+1.1% in value and +0.9% in volume) and other services (+4.7% in value and +3.2% in volume).
    In December 2025, there were 20 calendar working days, the same as in December 2024.
    The calendar-adjusted turnover indices in value for the main industrial groupings show, on an annual basis, a decrease for energy alone (-15.6%), while an increase is observed for intermediate goods (+2.3%), consumer goods (+2.7%), and capital goods (+9.6%).

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