Italy - Business Confidence
Italy: Business Confidence
| Mnemonic | CIB.IITA | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Index 2010=100, SA | |
| Adjustments | Seasonally Adjusted | |
| Monthly | 0.48 % | |
| Data | Mar 2023 | 103.8 |
| Feb 2023 | 103.3 | |
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 | 3/31/2023 |
Italy: Business
| Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence | Mar 2023 | 103.8 | 103.3 | Index 2010=100, SA | Monthly |
| Capacity Utilization | 2023 Q1 | 77.8 | 77.9 | %, SA | Quarterly |
| Industrial Production | Jan 2023 | 103.9 | 104.6 | Index 2015=100, SA | Monthly |
| Change in Inventories | 2022 Q4 | -10,751 | 2,766 | 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.
