Italy’s industrial production grew by 3.2% year-on-year in December 2025, accelerating from a 1.4% rise in the previous month. This marked the largest increase since May 2022, with growth occurring across all major industry groups, namely capital goods (7.2% vs 3.3%), intermediate goods (2.9% vs 1%), energy (1.7% vs 2.2%), and consumer goods (0.1% vs -0.8%). The biggest gains were seen in the production of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (23.8%), other manufacturing industries (9.3%), and metallurgy and fabrication of metal products (7.4%). Conversely, the largest declines were observed in the manufacture of chemical products (-3.6%), textiles, clothing, leather, and accessories (-3.4%), and the wood, paper, and printing industries (-2.9%). source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Industrial Production in Italy increased 3.20 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Italy averaged -0.03 percent from 1991 until 2025, 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 February of 2026.

Industrial Production in Italy increased 3.20 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Italy is expected to be 1.70 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 2.00 percent in 2027 and 1.90 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-15 09:00 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Nov 1.4% -0.2% -0.6% 0.1%
2026-02-11 09:00 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Dec 3.2% 1.4% 1.2%
2026-03-13 09:00 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Jan 3.2% 2.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 89.20 88.50 points Jan 2026
Capacity Utilization 75.10 75.10 percent Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories -583.40 2540.30 EUR Million Sep 2025
Industrial Production YoY 3.20 1.40 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM -0.40 1.50 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production 3.36 1.01 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Sales YoY -0.10 -0.60 percent Nov 2025
Mining Production -2.21 -4.41 percent Dec 2025


Italy Industrial Production
In Italy, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy. Manufacturing is the most important sector and accounts for 88 percent of total production. The biggest segments within Manufacturing are: Metallurgy and fabricated metal products (14 percent of total production); machinery and equipment (12 percent); food, drink and tobacco (10 percent); rubber and plastics products and non-metallic mineral products (9 percent); textile, clothing and leather (8 percent); transport equipment (7 percent); and other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (7 percent). Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning account for 10 percent of total output and Mining and quarrying account for 1 percent.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.20 1.40 80.10 -43.70 1991 - 2025 percent Monthly
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