Italia Produzione Industriale (Mensile)

Italy’s industrial production fell by 1% month-on-month in October 2025, more than market expectations of a 0.3% drop and reversing a downwardly revised 2.7% gain in September. Output declined for consumer goods (-1.8% vs 1% in September), capital goods (-1% vs 1.4%), and intermediate goods (-0.3% vs 1.4%), while that for energy rose at a much slower pace (0.7% vs 4.7%). On a yearly basis, industrial output decreased by 0.3%, against market forecasts of a 0.2% rise and following a downwardly revised 1.4% increase in the previous month. The biggest annual declines were seen in the manufacture of chemical products (-6.6%), textiles, clothing, leather, and accessories (-5%), and coke and refined petroleum products (-4.6%).