Italia Produzione Industriale (Mensile)

Industrial production in Italy was unchanged in March of 2022 when compared to the previous month, following a 4 percent increase in February and compared to market expectations of a 1.9 percent contraction. Growth was seen for consumer goods (1 percent vs 5.3 percent in February), energy (2.7 percent vs 0.9 percent), and capital goods (0.4 percent vs 2.8 percent), which offset lower output for intermediate goods (-0.7 percent vs 3.5 percent). On a yearly basis, industrial production rose 3.4 percent, picking up from the upwardly revised 3 percent increase in the prior month.