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Italian Consumer Spending Holds Steady, But One in Three Families Cut Food Budgets – Istat

Italian household spending remained broadly stable in 2024, but a significant share of families tightened their belts on food and beverages, the national statistics agency Istat reported. According to the…

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Number of Italians moving abroad has decreased

ISTAT said in a report this week that the number of people residing in Italy's less wealthy southern regions dropped by 525,000 between 2012 and 2021.In the report, the national…

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Italy lost more jobs than EU partners during COVID crisis – ISTAT

ROME, July 8 (Reuters) - Italy's labour market was hit harder than those of most of its European Union peers during the COVID-19 crisis of 2020 and 2021, widening the employment gap…

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Italy industry output falls back in May after recent gains

ROME, July 8 (Reuters) - Italian industrial output fell 1.1% in May from the month before, in line with expectations, after three consecutive increases, data showed on Friday. April's data…

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Italy May jobless rate falls as fewer seek work, but 49,000 jobs lost in month

ROME, June 30 (Reuters) - Italy's unemployment rate fell to 8.1%in May from 8.3% April, hitting its lowest level for two years, but the decline was due to people withdrawing…

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Some 5.6 million people in absolute poverty in Italy

Italy’s statistic agency ISTAT said Wednesday that 5.6 million people in Italy were living in conditions of absolute poverty in 2021, adding that this meant the scale of the problem…

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Italy business and consumer morale surge in May as COVID-19 crisis eases

Morale amongst Italian businesses and consumers jumped in May, data showed on Thursday, as the government continued to steadily ease coronavirus restrictions. National statistics institute ISTAT's manufacturing confidence index increased…

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Unemployment in Italy drops to 9.5%, lowest level since 2011

Italy's unemployment rate dropped to 9.5% in August, a fall of 0.3 of a percentage point on the previous month, taking it down to the lowest level since November 2011,…

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Italian unemployment lowest since 2012

Italy's unemployment rate dropped for the fourth consecutive month in June, falling by 0.1 of a percentage point with respect to May to 9.7%, ISTAT said on Wednesday. The national…

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About 5 million Italians live in absolute poverty

The number of Italians living in absolute poverty held steady in 2018 after three straight years of growth, though the problem remains at a record high. About 5 million…

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Italian economy in difficulty – ISTAT

ISTAT, the Italian National Institute of Statistics, on Wednesday announced that the Italian economy is continuing to experience difficulty after slipping into recession in the second half of 2018. The…

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