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Posted on November 12, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleItaly's industrial output rose 2.8% in September, beating forecasts and marking the steepest increase in two years, according to ISTAT.
ROME (Reuters) -Italian industrial output climbed 2.8% in September from the month before, data showed on Wednesday, offering some hope to the country's long-struggling manufacturing sector.
A Reuters survey of 12 analysts had pointed to a 1.5% increase.
National statistics agency ISTAT revised August's data down to a 2.7% decrease from an originally reported 2.4% drop.
On a work day-adjusted year-on-year basis, industrial output rose 1.5% in September versus a forecast for a 0.5% decrease, following a 3.0% fall in August revised from an originally reported 2.7% drop.
Both the month-on-month and year-on-year increases in September were the steepest in the last two years at least.
ISTAT gave the following details
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SEP AUG JULY
Mth/mth pct change (adjusted) 2.8 -2.7r 0.4
Yr/yr pct change (adjusted) 1.5 -3.0r 0.9
Yr/yr pct change (unadjusted) 4.6 -6.0r 0.9
r=revised
(Reporting by Antonella Cinelli, editing by Giulia Segreti)
Industrial output refers to the total production of goods and services by the industrial sector of an economy, which includes manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
Economic growth is the increase in the production of goods and services in an economy over a period of time, typically measured as the percentage increase in real GDP.
A financial market is a marketplace where buyers and sellers engage in trading financial assets such as stocks, bonds, currencies, and derivatives.
A recession is a significant decline in economic activity across the economy that lasts for an extended period, typically visible in GDP, income, employment, manufacturing, and retail sales.
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