Italie - Commandes de l'industrie

Total orders for industry in Italy increased 1 percent from a month earlier in September 2019, up from a downwardly revised 0.8 percent gain in August and compared to market expectations of a 1.5 percent fall. Demand advanced faster in both domestic (0.7 percent vs 0.6 percent in August) and foreign markets (1.5 percent vs 1.0 percent). Year-on-year, new factory orders edged up 0.3 percent, rebounding from an upwardly revised 10.4 percent slump in the prior month. It was the first gain in industrial orders since April. At the same time, industrial sales went up 0.2 percent month-over-month and declined 1.6 percent over a year earlier.

Total orders for industry in Italy rose 1.1 percent over a month earlier in August 2019, following a downwardly revised 2.8 percent decline in the prior month but missing market forecasts of a 1.9 percent gain. Demand recovered in both domestic (1.1 percent compared to -3.9 percent in July) and foreign markets (1 percent compared to -1 percent). Year-on-year, new factory orders tumbled 10 percent, the most since December 2012, following a downwardly revised 0.8 percent decrease in the prior month and more than an expected 2.6 percent fall. At the same time, industrial sales went down 0.3 percent month-over-month and declined 2.2 percent over a year earlier.

Total orders for industry in Italy dropped 2.9 percent over a month earlier in July 2019, following an upwardly revised 1 percent fall in the previous month and missing market expectations of a 1.9 percent gain. It was the biggest decline in industrial orders since January last year, as domestic demand went down 4.2 percent, after increasing 0.9 percent in June. Meanwhile, foreign demand decreased at a softer pace (-0.8 percent compared to -3.8 percent in June. Year-on-year, new factory orders declined 1 percent, after an upwardly revised 4.9 percent fall in the prior month and compared with forecasts of a 2.6 percent decrease. At the same time, industrial sales went down 0.6 percent over a year earlier and fell 0.5 percent month-over-month.

Total orders for industry in Italy decreased 0.9 percent from a month earlier in June of 2019, down from an upwardly revised 2.8 percent rise in the previous month. Foreign demand slumped 3.8 percent, reversing from a 2.8 percent gain in May; while domestic demand increased 1.1 percent, easing from a 2.7 percent increase. Year-on-year, new factory orders dropped 4.8 percent, following a downwardly revised 2.3 percent fall in May. At the same time, industrial sales went down 0.8 percent from the previous year and decreased 0.5 percent from the prior month.

Total orders for industry in Italy increased 2.5 percent from a month earlier in May of 2019, up from a downwardly revised 2.2 percent fall in the previous month and against market expectations of a 1.4 percent drop. Foreign demand jumped 2.5 percent, after a 4.2 percent slump in the prior month and domestic demand climbed 2.5 percent, rebounding from a 0.8 percent decrease. Year-on-year, new factory orders went down 2.5 percent, following a 0.2 percent decline in April, below market expectations of a 4.2 percent drop. Meantime, industrial sales went up 0.3 percent from the previous year and rose 1.6 percent from the prior month.

Total orders for industry in Italy fell 2.4 percent from a month earlier in April 2019, following a downwardly revised 2.1 percent gain in the previous month and well above market expectations of a 2.4 percent rise. Foreign demand dropped 4.1 percent, after increasing 5.8 percent in March and domestic demand declined further (-1 percent compared to -0.6 percent). Year-on-year, new factory orders went down 0.2 percent, following an upwardly revised 3.8 percent fall in March and compared with market consensus of a 4.1 percent decrease. Meantime, industrial sales dropped 0.7 percent from the prior year and declined 1 percent from the previous month.