Italy's GDP rose 0.2% in first quarter, says Istat
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Italy's GDP rose by 0.2% in Q1 2026 compared to the previous quarter and by 0.7% year-on-year, according to Istat's preliminary estimates. The growth was driven by an increase in value added in services, while agriculture, forestry, fishing, and industry saw a decline.
(ANSA) - ROME, APR 30 - Italy's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2026 with respect to the previous three months and by 0.7 compared to the first quarter of 2025, according to preliminary estimates released by Istat on Thursday. "The quarter-on-quarter change of GDP was the result of an increase of value added in services and a decrease in agriculture, forestry and fishing and in industry," the national...