Italy’s industrial production grew by 1.3% year-on-year in April 2026, after a downwardly revised 1.4% gain in March. Production expanded strongly for capital goods (6.4% vs 5.6%) and intermediate goods (1.8% vs 0.4%). Meanwhile, energy (-2.7% vs -3.1%) and consumer goods (-4.1% vs -1.9%) registered declines. By industry, the strongest growth was recorded in the manufacture of transport equipment (17.8%), basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (7.9%), and machinery and equipment (6.1%). The largest decreases were observed in the textile, clothing, leather, and accessories industries (-8.9%), other manufacturing industries, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (-6.7%), and the wood, paper, and printing industries (-4.4%). source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)
Industrial Production in Italy increased 1.30 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Italy averaged -0.02 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 June of 2026.
Industrial Production in Italy increased 1.30 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Italy is expected to be 2.10 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.