In August 2026, Italian industry highlighted a 0.9% decrease in industrial output in terms of conjunctural figures, while the service sector showed an increase in output of 0.3%. In terms of volume, the service sector witnessed a contraction of 0.3%. The industrial output recorded a negative growth for the domestic market (-3.9%) and positive growth for the external market (-2.7%).

For the service sector, instead, there was a growth in output of 0.4%. In the context of the general trend in Italy's economy, industry highlighted a 3.1% increase in value and a 5.5% reduction in volume on the domestic market, while the service sector's growth was 3.6% in value and -0.5% in volume.

During the same period, industrial output reached a 4.2% increase in value and -2.9% in volume, summarizing a 3.1% increase in value and a 5.5% reduction in volume on the domestic market and an increase of 6.5% in value and 1.7% in volume on the external market. Additionally, data published by Istat have highlighted that the conjunctural indices of industrial output growth refer to the main industry groups register a marked increase in terms of conjunctural figures for only energy (+12.0%), while there is a monthly decrease on base for consumption goods (-2.5%) and intermediate goods (-3.3%) and a substantial stability for instrumental goods (+0.1%).

The comment: The global trend in Italy's economy shows a negative trend in industrial output indices both in terms of value and volume, although the local trends are different. Industry has highlighted a 0.9% decrease in industrial output, while the service sector has shown a 0.3% increase in output. These trends highlight the importance of managing industrial and service activities for economic growth in Italy.