Businesses register the highest positive balance since 2021 Between July and September 2026, the Chamber of Commerce Register has closed with a balance of +18,403 businesses (+0.32%), the highest since 2021 and in growth on +16,920 of 2025. It is driven by registrations (62,788, +2.5%), while cancellations (44,385, net of office closures) remain stable. At the end of September, businesses registered 582,620.

This is reported by Movimprese, the quarterly analysis of Unioncamere and InfoCamere. The growth is mainly due to companies of capital, which contribute 79% of the overall stock increase. Individual companies grow by 5,030, with a growth rate of 0.18% compared to the third quarter of 2025, against 0.12% of the third quarter of 2025.

In contrast, companies of persons have lost 1342 businesses, with a negative growth rate of -0.17%. The only negative sign in the summer quarter is that of extractive activities: 17 units fewer (-0.52%) on a stock of 3,227 units. In the artisanal sector, the balance of the quarter is positive for 1,401 businesses, but the growth rate drops to 0.11%, from +0.15% of the third quarter of 2025.

This news is noted by the Republic - Economy, citing Movimprese, the quarterly analysis of Unioncamere and InfoCamere. The largest responsibility for growth has been the increase in company registrations (62,788, +2.5%), while individual companies have registered an increase of 5,030 units, with a growth rate of 0.18% compared to the third quarter of 2025. Companies of persons have lost 1,342 units, with a negative growth rate of -0.17%.