The S&P Global Italy Services PMI rose to 55.2 in August 2026 from 52.5 in July, beating market expectations of 53.6. This marked the strongest expansion since April 2023, supported by the fastest increase in new business in almost two-and-a-half years, reflecting stronger domestic demand, new client acquisitions, and new project starts. Export sales also increased, reaching their fastest pace since October, though the overall improvement in demand remained domestically focused. Employment continued to rise, while outstanding business declined for a fifth month. On the price front, input cost inflation remained elevated, driven by higher energy, fuel, commodity and business service costs, while output price inflation eased to its lowest in eight months. Meanwhile, business confidence weakened to its lowest since May amid concerns over the external environment, despite firms citing new customer wins and planned investment as reasons for optimism into next year. source: S&P Global
Services PMI in Italy increased to 55.20 points in August from 52.50 points in July of 2026. Services PMI in Italy averaged 50.26 points from 2011 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 58.00 points in July of 2021 and a record low of 10.80 points in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Italy Services PMI - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.
Services PMI in Italy increased to 55.20 points in August from 52.50 points in July of 2026. Services PMI in Italy is expected to be 51.90 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Italy Services PMI is projected to trend around 52.50 points in 2027 and 53.20 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.