Italy’s industrial production was unchanged in August 2026 from a year earlier, following a revised 0.1% drop in July. Stronger energy output (11.5% vs 5.9% in July) and a return to growth in capital goods (0.7% vs -0.2%) were offset by falls in consumer goods (-4.4% vs -1.3%) and intermediate goods (-4.0% vs -0.9%). By sector, the largest annual gains were recorded in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (14.5%), other manufacturing industries, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (2.0%), and transport equipment (1.0%). On the other hand, the steepest declines were seen in textiles, clothing, leather and accessories (-14.0%), chemicals (-11.4%), and computers, electronic and optical products, electromedical equipment, measuring instruments, and watches (-9.9%). source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)
Industrial Production in Italy decreased 0 percent in August 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 October of 2026.
Industrial Production in Italy decreased 0 percent in August of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Italy is expected to be 1.40 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.