Italy's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2026 with respect to the previous three months and by 0.7 compared to the first quarter of 2025, according to preliminary estimates released by Istat on Thursday.
    "The quarter-on-quarter change of GDP was the result of an increase of value added in services and a decrease in agriculture, forestry and fishing and in industry," the national statistics agency said.
    "From the demand side, the GDP dynamic in the first quarter is the result of a positive contribution of net exports and a negative contribution of the domestic component (gross of change in inventories)".
    Istat said Italy's carry-over annual GDP growth for 2026 is estimated at 0.5%.

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