In 2010, the Italian GDP grew by 1,3%, returning to positive territory after two years of declines (-1,3 in 2008 and -5,2 in 2009). The growth was driven by the North-East where the gross domestic product grew by 2,1%, followed by the North-West with a growth of 1,7%, the Center with 1,3%, and the South bringing up tail with 0,2%.
The North-East saw a strong increase in the industrial branch (+3,8%), compared to a national average of 2,8. Also services, with a leap forward of 1,6 (national average 1%) and agriculture (+1,5 against an average of 1%), showed in north-eastern Italy an increase in added value above the national average.
In the North-West, industry (+3,7%) and the service sector (+1,2%) are doing well. On the other hand, the growth of agriculture (+0,9) was more contained.
In the Centre, which had suffered the least from the recession in recent years, growth is more limited (+1,2%). The tertiary sector is the only index above the national average (with an increase of 1,2%). +2,3% for industry, primary in the red (-0,5%). The GDP of the Centre-North grew overall by 1,7%.
In the South, industrial growth is sluggish (-0,3%), the tertiary sector is limping (+0,2%) and only agriculture has returned to growing more than proportionally (+1,4%).
