Italy

Italy : economy statistics and industry reports

  • Updated on : 27 August 2012  Source : The World Factbook

Imports

$556.4 billion (2011 est.)
$475.7 billion (2010 est.)

Exports

$523.9 billion (2011 est.)
$448.4 billion (2010 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

2.9% (2011 est.)
1.6% (2010 est.)

Unemployment rate

8.4% (2011 est.)
8.4% (2010 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP)

$30,900 (2011 est.)
$30,900 (2010 est.)
$30,500 (2009 est.)
note: data are in 2011 US dollars

National product real growth rate

1.1% (2010 est.)
-5.1% (2009 est.)
-1.3% (2008 est.)

Internet users

29.235 million (2009)

Telephones - mobile cellular

82 million (2009)

Population growth rate

0.38% (2012 est.)

Population

61,261,254 (July 2012 est.)

Historical background

Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II.

An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship.

His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II.

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Italy

Economic overview

Italy has a diversified industrial economy, which is divided into a developed industrial north, dominated by private companies, and a less-developed, welfare-dependent, agricultural south, with high unemployment.

The Italian economy is driven in large part by the manufacture of high-quality consumer goods produced by small and medium-sized enterprises, many of them family owned.

Italy also has a sizable underground economy, which by some estimates accounts for as much as 15% of GDP.

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The Economist Intelligence Unit

Country Forecast Italy June 2013 Updater

Country Forecast Italy June 2013 Updater

  • $ 635
  • Country report
  • June 2013
  • by The Economist Intelligence Unit

OVERVIEW The general election in February 2013 resulted in a hung parliament, delaying the formation of a government. The Economist Intelligence Unit's baseline forecast is that the new broad coalition ...

  • Countries : Italy

OECD

Inventory of Estimated Budgetary Support and Tax Expenditures for Fossil Fuels 2013

Inventory of Estimated Budgetary Support and Tax Expenditures for Fossil Fuels 2013

  • $ 96
  • Country report
  • January 2013
  • by OECD

This Inventory is concerned with direct budgetary transfers and tax expenditures that relate to fossil fuels, regardless of their impact or of the purpose for which the measures were first put in place. ...

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Dun and Bradstreet (Altares)

D&B Country Report: Italy

D&B Country Report: Italy

  • $ 650
  • Country report
  • October 2012
  • by Dun and Bradstreet (Altares)

Report Summary Providing critical information and analysis on the trade environment, D&B Country Reports offer in-depth analysis for evaluating risks and opportunities when trading overseas. This detailed ...

  • Countries : Italy

PRS Group

Country Forecasts (Subscription, two issues per year, April & October)

Country Forecasts (Subscription, two issues per year, April & October)

  • $ 840
  • Country report
  • April 2013
  • by PRS Group

Country Forecasts is a 480-page perfect-bound volume published in April and October. This publication provides a four-page summary of forecasts and data for each of the 100 countries monitored by Political ...

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MarketLine

Country Analysis Report: Italy, In-depth PESTLE Insights

Country Analysis Report: Italy, In-depth PESTLE Insights

  • $ 350
  • Country report
  • September 2012
  • by MarketLine

Introduction The Italian economy has remained one of the poorest eurozone performers, growing at a rate of 1.1% during 2000-06. The country entered recession in 2008 when the economy contracted by 1.2%, ...

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