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Fibre2Fashion
30-06-2025
- Business
- Fibre2Fashion
Retail trade weakens but manufacturing lifts Italian outlook
Italy's consumer confidence index dipped slightly in June 2025, easing to 96.1 from 96.5 in May, according to the latest data released by Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat). The decline was driven by drops in both the current climate (from 98.6 to 97.9) and personal climate (from 96.1 to 94.8) components. However, economic sentiment rose from 97.5 to 99.6, and the outlook remained steady at 93.7. Retail trade sentiment slipped to 101.9 from 102.8. While assessments on current sales improved (up from 15.1 to 19), business trend expectations deteriorated sharply (dropping from 21.7 to 14.7). Inventory levels saw a marginal decline. Italy's consumer confidence edged down to 96.1 in June 2025, weighed by weaker personal and current sentiment, despite improved economic outlook, as per Istat. Retail trade sentiment declined, led by falling business expectations. In contrast, the Economic Sentiment Indicator rose to 93.9. Manufacturing and market services showed moderate gains. However, business confidence presented a more upbeat picture, with Istat's Economic Sentiment Indicator (IESI) climbing from 93.1 to 93.9. Manufacturing confidence improved modestly, rising from 86.6 to 87.3, supported by stronger production expectations (balance up from -1.3 to 1), despite slightly weaker order book assessments and lower stock levels. Market services showed a positive trend, with confidence increasing to 95.6 from 94.5, as firms reported greater optimism in current business conditions and more favourable order book evaluations. Fibre2Fashion News Desk (SG)
Fibre2Fashion
01-05-2025
- Business
- Fibre2Fashion
Italy's indices for consumer, biz, manufacturing confidence dip in Apr
Italy's consumer confidence index dropped from 95 to 92.7 in April this year, while the index for business confidence climate, the Istat economic sentiment indicator (IESI), further declined from 93.2 to 91.5, according to the official statistical agency Istat. The index for manufacturing confidence climate weakened from 86.0 to 85.7. A reduction characterised all components of the consumer confidence index: the economic climate worsened from 93.2 to 89.6; the personal one from 95.7 to 93.9; the current one from 97.9 to 95.4 and the future one from 91.1 to 89.1. Italy's consumer confidence index dropped from 95 to 92.7 in April, while the index for business confidence further fell from 93.2 to 91.5, according to Istat. The index for manufacturing confidence fell from 86 to 85.7. In manufacturing, assessments on order books marginally improved, while expectations on future production fell. The retail trade confidence climate edged down from 103.8 to 101.8. In manufacturing, assessments on order books marginally improved, while expectations on future production decreased. The balance of inventories remained stable at 3. The retail trade confidence climate edged down from 103.8 to 101.8. Respondents markedly worsened their assessments on current business activity (the related balance slumped from 14.1 to 6), while they positively appraised future volume of sales (the balance of the variable grew from 26.1 to 28.6). With regard to the inventories, the balance increased once more from 7.8 to 8.7. Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
