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Highlights

December Flash Report: exports and industrial production down, consumption weak, electricity still expensive

Weak dollar and US tariffs slow exports in the fourth quarter. Investments and services remain steady, driven by foreign tourism.

Confindustria's Business Innovation Award is underway

Recognition dedicated to Italian companies that strengthen competitiveness and growth through innovative models, organisation and corporate culture.

Confindustria Small Industry: presentation of the new Presidential Team

A new governance structure with eight vice-presidents and seven managing directors to lead Piccola Industria until 2029

AI, skill gaps and HR: the real challenge is training people

Increasingly widespread technologies and evolving processes: to remain competitive, human capital must be able to meet new challenges.

Next Generation Days: industrial training that brings young people into businesses

Immersive training, multinational companies, cross-cutting skills: the ABIE programme is growing and opening up to new territories

Sassi: “The new MFF risks weakening European cohesion and competitiveness”

The Vice President presents Confindustria's position at the BusinessEurope event on the Multiannual Financial Framework

 

 

Catastrophic policies - the digital platform dedicated to businesses

Confindustria has launched a collaboration with Unipol Assicurazioni, Poste Assicura and Intesa Sanpaolo Protezione to develop an insurance solution dedicated to member companies, with the aim of offering coverage against catastrophic risks.

Explore the Centro Studi's analyses
on trends in the economic landscape

Our Research Department provides up-to-date data on economic dynamics. We use interactive charts to make information more accessible and understandable. Find out how current trends influence the economic landscape.

EXPAND is an advanced digital tool designed to support companies, organisations and associations in understanding and developing their export potential. Through an intuitive and powerful dashboard, EXPAND allows you to analyse markets, products and competitors, identifying precisely where to grow your international presence.

Exports and industrial production decline, consumption weak, electricity still expensive

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Year 2024

Italy+ 0,7%
Germany- 0,2%
Spain+ 3,2%
France + 1,1%
China + 5,0 %
United States+ 2,8 %

Italy's Exports

(Var. % cumulated 2019-2024, at constant prices)

Industrial Production

Forecasts for Italy

GDP in 2025

+0,5%

+534 MILLION

Employment (ALU) in 2024

Productive investments

(2019-2024)

Italy+ 17,8%
Germany- 4,5%
Spain- 1,2%
France+ 21,6%
China + 42,2%
United States + 20,7%

Energy price

(€/mwh, Oct. 2025)

Jan

28

Training in public procurement of services and supplies

Rome, Viale dell’Astronomia no. 30 – Confindustria, Room G-H

Jan

29

Innovation fund information day

Pininfarina Room, Confindustria, Viale dell’Astronomia 30, Rome

Feb

Presentation of the new issue of the Journal of Economic Policy

Highlighted topics

Environment and Ecological Transition

International

Europe

Digital transition

Energy

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