http://www.tradingeconomics.com/RSS Feed60http://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/current-account-to-gdpItaly reported a Current Account deficit of 3.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2011. Historically, from 1980 until 2010, Italy Current Account to GDP averaged -0.8800 Percent reaching an all time high of 3.2000 Percent in December of 1996 and a record low of -3.7000 Percent in December of 1981. The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Current Account to GDP. EurostatFri, 25 May 2012 18:35:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/consumer-confidenceIn Italy, consumer confidence improved to 95.2 in May of 2012 from 94.3 in April of 2012. Historically, from 1982 until 2012, Italy Consumer Confidence averaged 111.9000 reaching an all time high of 130.6000 in November of 1988 and a record low of 94.0000 in April of 1993. In Italy, 2000 Italian consumers are surveyed each month by ISTAT to collect information on the overall economic situation and the consumers’ personal conditions. Questions particularly refer to assessments and forecasts on the Italian situation, the employment, the households’ economic conditions, the suitability of saving, the spending purposes and the expected purchase of several durable goods. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Consumer Confidence.ISAE/ISTATFri, 25 May 2012 11:53:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/retail-salesRetail Sales in Italy decreased 0.20 percent in March of 2012 over the previous month. Historically, from 2000 until 2012, Italy Retail Sales averaged 0.0500 Percent reaching an all time high of 2.2000 Percent in June of 2004 and a record low of -2.2000 Percent in July of 2004. A Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods over a specific time period. Retail sales are both seasonal and volatile and their importance to the overall gross domestic product varies with each country. However, the retail sales data is widely followed by investors because is only a few weeks old. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Retail Sales.ISTATFri, 25 May 2012 11:46:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/retail-sales-annualRetail Sales in Italy increased 1.70 percent in March of 2012 over the same month in the previous year. Historically, from 2001 until 2012, Italy Annual Retail Sales averaged 0.5500 Percent reaching an all time high of 17.4000 Percent in August of 2005 and a record low of -6.6000 Percent in April of 2005. A Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods over a specific time period. Retail sales are both seasonal and volatile and their importance to the overall gross domestic product varies with each country. However, the retail sales data is widely followed by investors because is only a few weeks old. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Annual Retail Sales.ISTATFri, 25 May 2012 11:45:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/current-accountItaly reported a current account deficit equivalent to 2380 Million EUR in March of 2012. Historically, from 1942 until 2012, Italy Current Account averaged -313.1300 Million EUR reaching an all time high of 19332.7000 Million EUR in July of 1981 and a record low of -11387.0000 Million EUR in April of 1995. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Current Account.Bank of ItalyMon, 21 May 2012 11:57:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/importsItaly imports were worth 34 Billion EUR in March of 2012. Historically, from 2002 until 2012, Italy Imports averaged 27564.7900 Million EUR reaching an all time high of 38203.0000 Million EUR in March of 2011 and a record low of 13899.0000 Million EUR in August of 2003. Italy’s major imports are: engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing; automobiles, electronics, food, beverages and tobacco. Italy’s main import partners are European Union countries(Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain), China and United States. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Imports.ISTATWed, 16 May 2012 15:12:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/balance-of-tradeItaly reported a trade surplus equivalent to 2064 Million EUR in March of 2012. Historically, from 2002 until 2012, Italy Balance of Trade averaged -942.4600 Million EUR reaching an all time high of 3457.0000 Million EUR in July of 2009 and a record low of -6309.0000 Million EUR in January of 2011. Italy's major exports are food, clothing, precision machinery, motor vehicles, chemicals and electric goods. Italy imports mainly engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals, textiles and clothing; automobiles, electronics, food, beverages and tobacco. Italy's closest trade ties are with the other countries of the European Union, with whom it conducts about 59% of its total trade. Italy's largest EU trade partners are Germany and France. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Balance of Trade.ISTATWed, 16 May 2012 15:12:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/exportsItaly exports were worth 36.1 Billion EUR in March of 2012. Historically, from 2002 until 2012, Italy Exports averaged 26622.3400 Million EUR reaching an all time high of 37346.0000 Million EUR in July of 2008 and a record low of 15260.0000 Million EUR in August of 2003. Italy's major exports are precision machinery, motor vehicles (utilitaries, luxury vehicles, motorcycles, scooters), chemicals and electric goods, but the country's more famous exports are in the fields of food and clothing. Italy's closest trade ties are with the other countries of the European Union, with whom it conducts about 59% of its total exports. Italy's largest EU trade partners are Germany and France. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Exports.ISTATWed, 16 May 2012 15:11:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/gdp-growthThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Italy contracted 0.80 percent in the first quarter of 2012 over the previous quarter. Historically, from 1960 until 2012, Italy GDP Growth Rate averaged 0.6600 Percent reaching an all time high of 6.0000 Percent in March of 1970 and a record low of -3.2000 Percent in March of 2009. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate provides an aggregated measure of changes in value of the goods and services produced by an economy. Italy is a member of the G8 group of leading industrialized countries. Italy has a diversified industrial economy, which is divided into a developed industrial north, dominated by private companies, and a less-developed, welfare-dependent, agricultural south, with high unemployment. The Italian economy is driven in large part by the manufacture of high-quality consumer goods produced by small and medium-sized enterprises. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy GDP Growth Rate.ISTATTue, 15 May 2012 10:19:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/gdp-growth-annualThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Italy contracted 1.30 percent in the first quarter of 2012 over the same quarter of the previous year. Historically, from 1961 until 2012, Italy GDP Annual Growth Rate averaged 2.7200 Percent reaching an all time high of 10.3000 Percent in December of 1961 and a record low of -6.5000 Percent in March of 2009. The annual growth rate in Gross Domestic Product measures the increase in value of the goods and services produced by an economy over the period of a year. Therefore, unlike the commonly used quarterly GDP growth rate the annual GDP growth rate takes into account a full year of economic activity, thus avoiding the need to make any type of seasonal adjustment. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy GDP Annual Growth Rate.ISTATTue, 15 May 2012 10:19:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/industrial-productionIndustrial Production in Italy decreased 5.60 percent in March of 2012. Historically, from 1991 until 2012, Italy Industrial Production averaged 0.0500 Percent EUR reaching an all time high of 17.4000 Percent EUR in August of 1994 and a record low of -26.0000 Percent EUR in April of 2009. Industrial production measures changes in output for the industrial sector of the economy which includes manufacturing, mining, and utilities. Industrial Production is an important indicator for economic forecasting and is often used to measure inflation pressures as high levels of industrial production can lead to sudden changes in prices. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Industrial Production.ISTATThu, 10 May 2012 12:13:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/government-debt-to-gdpItaly recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 120.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2011. Historically, from 1988 until 2011, Italy Government Debt To GDP averaged 109.0300 Percent reaching an all time high of 121.8000 Percent in December of 1994 and a record low of 90.5000 Percent in December of 1988. Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Government Debt To GDP.EurostatFri, 04 May 2012 16:02:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/government-budgetItaly reported a Government Budget deficit equal to 3.90 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2011. Historically, from 1995 until 2011, Italy Government Budget averaged -3.6000 Percent of GDP reaching an all time high of -0.8000 Percent of GDP in December of 2000 and a record low of -7.4000 Percent of GDP in December of 1995. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Government Budget.EurostatFri, 04 May 2012 16:01:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/unemployment-rateThe unemployment rate in Italy was last reported at 9.3 percent in February of 2012. Historically, from 1983 until 2012, Italy Unemployment Rate averaged 8.9700 Percent reaching an all time high of 11.5000 Percent in April of 1998 and a record low of 5.9000 Percent in April of 2007. The unemployment rate can be defined as the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Unemployment Rate.ISTATWed, 02 May 2012 10:24:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/inflation-cpiThe inflation rate in Italy was recorded at 3.30 percent in April of 2012. Historically, from 1997 until 2012, Italy Inflation Rate averaged 2.2000 Percent reaching an all time high of 4.1000 Percent in July of 2008 and a record low of 0.0000 Percent in July of 2009. Inflation rate refers to a general rise in prices measured against a standard level of purchasing power. The most well known measures of Inflation are the CPI which measures consumer prices, and the GDP deflator, which measures inflation in the whole of the domestic economy. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Inflation Rate.ISTATMon, 30 Apr 2012 18:24:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/business-confidenceIn Italy, business confidence improved to 89.5 in April of 2012 from 92.1 in March of 2011. Historically, from 2000 until 2012, Italy Business Confidence averaged 100.5700 reaching an all time high of 116.9000 in March of 2000 and a record low of 71.9000 in March of 2009. In Italy, business confidence in the manufacturing sector survey is based on a panel of 4,000 Italian companies. The main questions refer to the current trend of order books, production and inventories, short-term forecasts on order books, production, prices and the general economic situation. Readings above 100 indicate that optimists outnumber pessimists. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Business Confidence.ISAE/ISTATThu, 26 Apr 2012 10:10:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/gdp-per-capitaThe Gross Domestic Product per capita in Italy was last reported at 18601.38 US dollars in 2010, according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP per Capita in Italy is equivalent to 150 percent of the world's average. Historically, from 1960 until 2010, Italy GDP per capita averaged 13972.1500 USD reaching an all time high of 20000.5200 USD in December of 2007 and a record low of 5819.1800 USD in December of 1960. The GDP per capita is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by inflation, by the total population. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy GDP per capita.World BankWed, 04 Jan 2012 19:04:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/gdp-per-capita-pppThe Gross Domestic Product per capita in Italy was last reported at 31555.19 US dollars in 2010, when adjusted by purchasing power parity (PPP), according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP per Capita, in Italy, when adjusted by Purchasing Power Parity is equivalent to 144 percent of the world's average. Historically, from 1980 until 2010, Italy GDP per capita PPP averaged 21164.6900 USD reaching an all time high of 33268.8500 USD in December of 2008 and a record low of 9209.6700 USD in December of 1980. The GDP per capita PPP is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by purchasing power parity, by the total population. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy GDP per capita PPP.World BankWed, 04 Jan 2012 19:02:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/population Historically, from 1960 until 2010, Italy Population averaged 55.8700 Million reaching an all time high of 60.6000 Million in December of 2010 and a record low of 50.2000 Million in December of 1960. The total population in Italy was last reported at 60.6 million people in 2010 from 50.2 million in 1960, changing 21 percent during the last 50 years. Italy has 0.88 percent of the world´s total population which means that one person in every 114 people on the planet is a resident of Italy. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy's Total Population. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Population.World BankFri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/italy/interest-rateThe benchmark interest rate in Italy was last reported at 1.00 percent. Historically, from 1998 until 2012, Italy Interest Rate averaged 2.6900 Percent reaching an all time high of 4.7500 Percent in October of 2000 and a record low of 1.0000 Percent in September of 2010. Italy is a member of the Euro Area, an economic and monetary union (EMU) of European Union (EU) member states that have adopted the euro. The Euro Area benchmark interest rate stands at 1.00 percent. in the Euro Area, interest rate decisions are taken by the Governing Council of the European Central Bank. The primary objective of the ECB’s monetary policy is to maintain price stability. The ECB’s Governing Council has defined price stability as "a year-on-year increase in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for The Euro Area of below 2%. The European Central Bank is the sole issuer of banknotes and bank reserves. That means it has the monopoly supplier of the monetary base. By virtue of this monopoly, it can set the conditions at which banks borrow from the Central Bank. Therefore it can also influence the conditions at which banks trade with each other in the money market. in the short run, a change in money market interest rates induced by the Central Bank sets in motion a number of mechanisms and actions by economic agents. Ultimately the change will influence developments in economic variables such as output or prices. This page includes: Italy Interest Rate chart, historical data and news. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Interest Rate.Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMT