Italy’s industrial output rose 1.1% year-on-year in May 2026, unchanged from the revised April reading, and slightly below market expectations of a 1.3% increase. Growth eased for capital goods (5.0% vs 6.4%) and intermediate goods (0.8% vs 1.8%), while energy output returned to growth (1.9% vs -2.7%). By industry, the largest increases were observed in transportation equipment (11.6%), basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (3.5%), and chemical products (3.3%). Meanwhile, the steepest declines were recorded in textiles, clothing, leather, and accessories (-6.6%), other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (-3.8%), and the manufacture of electrical and non-electrical household appliances (-2.6%). source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)
Industrial Production in Italy increased 1.10 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Italy averaged -0.01 percent from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 80.10 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -43.70 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Italy Industrial Production - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Italy Industrial Production - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.
Industrial Production in Italy increased 1.10 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Italy is expected to be 0.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Italy Industrial Production is projected to trend around 1.70 percent in 2027 and 1.90 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.