Overview
- Istat’s preliminary estimate shows GDP unchanged quarter on quarter in Q3 2025 and up 0.4% year on year, keeping 2025 carryover growth at 0.5%.
- Sector data indicate higher value added in agriculture, a decline in industry, and broadly flat services compared with the previous quarter.
- On the demand side, national demand made a negative contribution to quarterly growth, while net exports contributed positively.
- Eurostat’s flash estimate reports Q3 growth of 0.2% in the euro area and 0.3% in the EU, with September unemployment steady at 6.3% in the euro area and 6.1% in Italy, and October confidence indicators improving but still below their long‑run average.
- A consumer survey by Findomestic reports a 26% drop in Italians’ purchase intentions in October compared with the prior month.