{"id":24317,"date":"2026-04-29T09:54:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/?post_type=pubblicazioni&#038;p=24317"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:54:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:54:56","slug":"april-business-expectations-moderately-worsening","status":"publish","type":"pubblicazioni","link":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/publications\/april-business-expectations-moderately-worsening\/","title":{"rendered":"April: business expectations moderately worsening"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>The April survey on industrial production among large companies associated with Confindustria indicates a worsening of expectations compared to the previous month. Slightly less than half of the companies surveyed (43.5%, compared to 45.6% in March) expect production to remain stable, while 38.4% expect a moderate or significant increase (it was 45.6% in the previous month). Finally, almost a fifth of respondents expect a decrease (18.2%), compared to 8.8% in March.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24318 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/public.confindustria.it\/repository\/2026\/04\/28113653\/grafico-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public.confindustria.it\/repository\/2026\/04\/28113653\/grafico-1.png 556w, https:\/\/public.confindustria.it\/repository\/2026\/04\/28113653\/grafico-1-480x439.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 556px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Demand and orders still remain an important element supporting production. The balance shows expansive values in the last two months (+15.3% in April after +16.6% in March), as fewer respondents identify it as a potential hindrance (Chart 2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In April, most of the companies surveyed indicated production costs as a factor holding back production. The balance of responses still shows strong declines after the sharp drop in March (-10.2% from -14.2%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Businesses' expectations of labour availability in the coming months turned negative again: the balance in the current month was -3.0%, after +2.5% in the previous survey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The balance of material availability in the month of survey improved, but confirmed the period of negative expectations (-3.7% from -5.4%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ratings for financial conditions worsened this month but did not slip into negative territory, remaining perfectly neutral (0.0% from 1.7%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Large industrial companies' assessment of plant availability increased in this month's survey and returned to expansionary territory (1.5% after -1.2% in March).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24319 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/public.confindustria.it\/repository\/2026\/04\/28113822\/grafico-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public.confindustria.it\/repository\/2026\/04\/28113822\/grafico-2.png 567w, https:\/\/public.confindustria.it\/repository\/2026\/04\/28113822\/grafico-2-480x669.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 567px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L\u2019indagine rapida sulla produzione industriale presso le grandi imprese associate a Confindustria indica, nella rilevazione di aprile, un peggioramento delle aspettative rispetto al mese precedente. Poco meno della met\u00e0 delle imprese intervistate (43,5%, contro il 45,6% di marzo) prevede una stabilit\u00e0 della produzione, mentre il 38,4% si attende un aumento moderato o rilevante (era il 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