Italy - Business Confidence
Italy: Business Confidence
| Mnemonic | CIB.IITA | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Index 2010=100, SA | |
| Adjustments | Seasonally Adjusted | |
| Monthly | 6.89 % | |
| Data | Sep 2022 | 95.9 |
| Aug 2022 | 103 | |
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 | 9/30/2022 |
Italy: Business
| Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence | Sep 2022 | 95.9 | 103 | Index 2010=100, SA | Monthly |
| Capacity Utilization | 2022 Q3 | 78.7 | 78.6 | %, SA | Quarterly |
| Industrial Production | Jul 2022 | 104.4 | 104 | Index 2015=100, SA | Monthly |
| Change in Inventories | 2022 Q2 | 5,235 | 3,578 | Mil. EUR, CDASA | Quarterly |
Release Information
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) reports monthly business confidence indexes (BCI) for construction, market services, and retail trade sectors.
Active:
- Measurements:
- Fixed-base index relative to 2010 (Index 2010=100)
- Balance of opinion (Bal. of Op.)
- Adjustment: Seasonally adjusted (SA)
- Native frequency: Monthly
- Start date: As early as 2000m1
Predecessors:
- 2005=100 - 2000m1 to 205m2
- 1980=100 - 2008m6 to 2011m9
The business confidence survey is a part of the joint harmonized EU programme 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 is collected using CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) technique.
