Istat, foreign trade: exports -2,5% and imports -0,5% in January

16 March 2012, 10:23 | di FIRSTonline editorial team | 0

The cyclical drop in exports in January is more sustained for capital goods (-5,0%), with the exception of energy ones (+28,6%) – The drop in imports (-0,5%) is dragged by the performance of consumer goods (-5,9%) – Export data improves on an annual basis (+4,3%)

Istat, foreign trade: exports -2,5% and imports -0,5% in January

Black January for Italian trade on EU and non-EU markets. To reveal it are the January Istat data: a decrease in exports of 2,5% and a cyclical decrease in imports of 0,5%. The sector that was most affected by the lower demand from foreign markets was that relating to capital goods (-5%).

Slightly improves the Istat scenario on a quarterly basis: in the last quarter le exports are recording a growth of1,6%, driven by energy products (+3,5%), while the shopping they undergo a decrease of 2,8%.

La trend growth in January for exports continues to follow a positive trend (+ 4,3 %), linked mainly to non-EU markets (+4,8%). They go down imports (-2,6%), mainly due to the decrease in purchases by EU countries (-5,4%).

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