Italy Industrial Output Rebounds More than Expected

2026-11-11 09:10 By Agna Gabriel 1 min. read

Italy’s industrial production rebounded by 1.2% month-on-month in September 2026, above market expectations of a 0.7% increase, and recovering from a 1.2% decline in August.

The monthly increase was driven by capital goods, up 1.3%, and intermediate goods, which rose 1.2%, while consumer goods and energy declined by 0.2% and 1.4%, respectively.

On a year-on-year basis, industrial output edged down 0.1%.

Energy production recorded the strongest growth, increasing 4.7%, followed by capital goods at 2.1%, whereas intermediate and consumer goods fell 1.4% and 3.0%, respectively.

Among individual sectors, transport equipment manufacturing rose 7.3%, while electricity and gas supply increased 5.8%.

Chemical production recorded the steepest decline, falling 8.3%, highlighting continued weakness across parts of Italian industry despite September’s monthly recovery.

Meanwhile, output remained down 0.4% on average in the third quarter compared with the previous three months.



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