Italy - Business Confidence
Italy: Business Confidence
| Mnemonic | CIB.IITA | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Index 2010=100, SA | |
| Adjustments | Seasonally Adjusted | |
| Monthly | 10.03 % | |
| Data | Dec 2023 | 106.4 |
| Nov 2023 | 96.7 | |
Series Information
| Source | Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) |
| Release | Construction, Trade and Services Enterprises Confidence |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Start Date | 3/31/2005 |
| End Date | 12/31/2023 |
Italy: Business
| Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity Utilization | 2026 Q2 | 75 | 74.7 | %, SA | Quarterly |
| Industrial Production | May 2026 | 94.5 | 94.8 | Index 2021=100, SA | Monthly |
| Change in Inventories | 2026 Q1 | -4,941 | 4,125 | Mil. EUR, SA | Quarterly |
| Business Confidence | Dec 2023 | 106.4 | 96.7 | Index 2010=100, SA | Monthly |
Release Information
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) reports monthly business confidence indexes (BCI) for construction, market services, and retail trade sectors.
Active:
- Measurement: Balance of opinion (Bal. of Op.)
- Adjustment: Seasonally adjusted (SA)
- Native frequency: Monthly
- Start date: As early as 2000m1
Predecessors:
- 2010=100 - 2003m1 to 2023m12 ("_10")
- 2005=100 - 2000m1 to 205m2 ("_05")
- 1980=100 - 2008m6 to 2011m9 ("98")
The business confidence survey is a part of the joint harmonized EU program of business and consumer surveys. It surveys assessments and expectations concerning a firms' main activities. A sample of 700 firms in three different economic divisions according to NACE Rev. 2 (section F) is used. Firms that are sampled have three or more employees and are partitioned from four geographic areas.
Data are collected using a CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) technique.
Repeated series
There are three series in common between the "business confidence" and "construction confidence" releases:
| CIICNFCNCAM.IITA | CIICNFCNT_10AM.IITA | Construction [41 to 43] |
| CIICNFRTVCAM.IITA | CIICNFRTVTT_10AM.IITA | Retail trade incl. trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles [45; 47] |
| CIICNFSVXTCAM.IITA | CIICNFMMSVTT_10AM.IITA | Market services sector [49 to 82; excl. 64; 65; 66; 75] |
Further reading
At the source:
- Statistical themes » Households economic conditions
- Press releases » Fiducia dei consumatori e delle imprese (consumer and business confidence)
- Press releases » Industria e costruzioni (industry and construction)
- Jun 2011 - Initial version.
- Apr 2015 - Rebased to 2010.
- Nov 2024, Phillip Thorne - Discontinued 2010=100 as redundant: Properties, Further reading.