THE CLOCKS OF THE ECONOMY OF APRIL 2024 – Manufacturing has emerged from torpor: what are the reasons? The signs of recovery are unanimous throughout the world: should we review the forecasts upwards? Why do the markets give more confidence to Italy? What are the…
According to Via Nazionale, the service and construction sectors in particular improved in the first quarter, while sales abroad recovered. Second quarter seen further growth
The Turin Industrial Union and Confindustria Piemonte have published the forecasts for the first quarter of 2024, outlining a framework of prudence among companies without recession alarms
From the Report, which analyzes over 40.000 companies, the Italian industry continues to stand out in terms of high quality products. In 2024-25 the turnover will see a greater boost. The key lies in investments in key strategic levers
These are data that confirm a worsening scenario of the climate of confidence, already detected in June, with declining indicators for production, orders and exports, and a better stability of services compared to manufacturing
71% of Italian exports consist of added value actually produced in Italy, much of which in the manufacturing sectors. This is what emerges from the "Sasso nel Pond" analysis developed by the Sace Research Office
Stock markets in the red in Europe, investors cash in after the rally in July. US indicators disappoint. Telecom Italia and Leonardo bucking the trend
Electrical equipment and the automotive sector drive the export of mechatronics. The analysis of the joint territorial Observatory Assolombarda, Fim Cisl, Fiom Cgil and Uilm Uil
China is once again playing an important role on the world trade scene. In a different way, however, compared to when it entered the WTO in 2001. What role does Italy have now among the giants? Alessandra Lanza, senior speaks…
The most sought-after professional figures are those of skilled workers and technicians. Data from the Assolombarda Observatory and Fim Cisl, Fiom Cgil and Uilm Uil
Lombardy, which will go to the vote next Sunday, brings to the next junta a dossier made up of growth and exports among the first in Europe. But also gaps in health and the environment
For January alone, firms are looking for 504.000 workers and as many as 1,3 million for the first quarter, respectively 10,1% and 12,9% more than last year. It is still difficult to find personnel, especially managers and skilled workers.…
After a series of quarters of sustained and constant growth, Italy's manufacturing engine is slowing down and in danger of stopping. This is what emerges from the Assolombarda Economics Booklet
In the six-month period between the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023, a rather marked decline in industrial production is expected in Italy and in the Eurozone as a whole. Basic metallurgy and chemicals are the most affected sectors. A trend reversal will hardly be seen before the…
Most of the Italian manufacturing companies, strengthened by the powerful growth of 2022, will bear the inevitable slowdown of 2023 better than their European competitors. Then recovery in 2024. Pharmaceuticals, Electronics, Electrical engineering will always remain strong. Istat: industrial turnover grows in August
According to the latest survey by the Mediobanca Studies Area, in 2021 the recovery of Italian industrial and tertiary companies was record-breaking, with turnover exceeding that of 10,1 by 2019% - In pole metallurgy and household appliances, but this year inflation…
Enna at the top for growth in wealth produced (+2,9%), Milan for per capita income. Building boom, manufacturing doing well, services lagging behind
The Bologna-based company is an excellence of Italian craftsmanship, leader in the high-end embroidery sector, founded in 1991 on the initiative of seven women after a training program
According to Prometeia-Intesa Sanpaolo, Italian industry continued to grow in 2022 - Exports + 21%, the fashion system recovers - War, expensive energy and government crisis will cause a slowdown in the second half of the year
The Italian manufacturing sector has shown that it can handle the 2020 crisis better than other countries. In 2023-26, the expectation is an average growth of 2,6%
INTERVIEW WITH CHIARA MIO, economist of Ca' Foscari and President of Credit Agricole Friuladria - "Many processes that are now located in Eastern Europe will return to Italy" - War acts as a detonator for a changing scenario that must face…
The wood-furniture supply chain is worth 4,7% of the entire turnover of Italian manufacturing but the sanctions against Russia are making wood imports increasingly difficult
After the long stop due to the pandemic, the curtain will open on the sixtieth edition of the Salone del Mobile in Milan in June.
According to the preliminary results of FederlegnoArredo, the supply chain is growing by double digits compared to 2019. But expensive raw materials, energy and the Ukrainian crisis risk reversing the trend
The association of household appliances manufacturers, Applia, warns of the risks of the new EU carbon tax and asks that imported finished products also be taxed
According to the Prometeia-Intesa report on industrial sectors, the record recovery of 2021 weakened in the last part of the year. 2022 growing but beware of geopolitical and energy risks
According to a study by Intesa and Prometeia, in the first 5 months of the year revenues grew by 5,3% compared to the same period of 2019 - There is optimism for the future, but uncertainty increases together with the infections
INTERVIEW WITH GIANLUCA TOSCHI, economist at the University of Padua and researcher at the Nordest Foundation - During the pandemic, "lean production" (zero inventories and zero warehouses) and the concentration of production in Asia: reveal all their weakness - And in…
According to estimates published by Markit, the Flash PMI for manufacturing in the Eurozone rose to 55,5 points from 53,8 in November - Good, Germany, France and the UK, the stock markets are racing
Industry has responded better than services to the Coronavirus emergency but this leads us to reflect on our development model which, despite being based on the second most important manufacturing in Europe, has focused too much on tourism and retail trade - Here's why…
The presentation of the Bank of Italy's economic update note on the economy of the Lombardy region reveals strong economic stagnation in the main sectors, from manufacturing to exports. However, the employment rate rose to 68,4%
Intesa Sanpaolo and Prometeia presented the Report on Industrial Sectors, which shows that Italian manufacturing companies did not see their turnover grow in 2019, but are "more resilient and less indebted" - This is how much the…
This is certified by the PMI manufacturing index elaborated by Markit, which has dropped to levels not seen since August 2016 - The rest of the Eurozone is also worsening, which however remains in an expansion phase
According to the semi-annual report of Deloitte Italy Private Equity Confidence Survey, operators' expectations for the second half of 2018 show signs of stability with regard to the current economic cycle and PE activity volumes compared to the previous semester
According to the Report on Italian industrial sectors, compiled by Intesa Sanpaolo and Prometeia, the recovery of manufacturing is now consolidated, even if the peak was reached in 2017 and now a period of physiological slowdown should arrive, also due…
FOCUS BNL - More than half of the increase in Italian industrial production is due to the machinery and means of transport sector - Food and pharmaceuticals also do very well, while the situation remains critical in textiles, clothing and footwear…
Confindustria Veneto and Fondazione Nord Est have reworked the financial statements of over 13 manufacturing companies in the North East with turnover exceeding 3 million euros a year: 25% fly, 32,8% slow down - Matteo Zoppas' opinions…
Report of the Confindustria Study Center - In the world ranking of manufacturing producers, Italy is in seventh place - In Europe we are second only to Germany - 800 jobs lost with the crisis but since spring 2015 there has been…
FOCUS BNL - The manufacturing sector has significantly reduced its ability to create jobs - Now in the US only 2 out of 5 workers in industry are directly involved in the production of goods - In Chinese factories there are…
In April, the PMI index elaborated by Markit/Adaci rose to 56,2 points from 55,7 in March - Seven of the eight nations monitored in the Eurozone recorded an improvement in the operating conditions of the manufacturing sector.
According to the Statistical Institute, the positive signals from manufacturing companies continue, household consumption is increasing and the signs of a strengthening of inflation are confirmed
FROM THE ATLAS OF PROMETEIA - Despite the vagueness and difficulties of the economic scenario, the image is not of a productive fabric that has given up, but is oriented towards a profound reorganisation.
For years there has been discussion about how to update the calculation of new economic activities but beyond manufacturing there is the unknown - An article in the Economist
The index that measures expectations on the trend of industrial orders prepared by the British Confindustria, CBI (Confederation of British Industry), recorded the worst drop since 2009, following the Brexit victory in the referendum of 23 June.
Italian companies are beginning to return to their homeland after years in which, due to the crises, they have chosen to relocate production to Eastern European countries or to China - The quality of Made in Italy returns to being one…
In a note from the Confindustria Study Center edited by Livio Romano, it is explained why it is essential to focus on manufacturing to restart growth and it is argued that in Italy for every euro of increase in manufacturing production, the GDP…
According to Markit, the eurozone manufacturing PMI rose to 51,4 points in March (from 51,2 in February), the highest level in two months - Germany at a 16-month low, but the decline was offset by the shooting…
Positive surprise from Empire State index, while producer prices and retail sales remain weak - Wall Street opens negative.
The growth rate recorded by the PMI index is the weakest in 13 months - Germany slows down again, France stagnates - Markit: "The data exponentially increase the probabilities of further stimuli from the ECB in March".
The Markit PMI manufacturing index for Italy marks a drop from 55,6 in December to 53,2 in January, but manufacturing companies have nonetheless maintained a high level of new job creation - Germany is also slowing down…
A new ebook, edited by Giulio Sapelli and published by goWare, takes stock of digital manufacturing, its advantages and dangers: "iManifattura. Manufacturing in the revolution of machines". The ebook is available in all major digital bookstores
The Italian data for October was the highest in the Eurozone - Germany down slightly, France stagnating, Spain growing but below expectations - Markit: "The recovery of the manufacturing sector in the Eurozone is disappointing and insignificant: it is understandable…
France and Germany launch the Eurozone compound PMI which, in October, rises to 54 points, surprising the expectations of analysts who expected a drop to 53,4 compared to 53,6 the previous month
The Lombardy Region approves Manifattura 4.0, a law aimed at encouraging research, development and innovation. - Tax breaks are foreseen for those who invest.
According to Markit/Adaci, in July the indicator relating to manufacturing production in our country stood at 55,3 points, the highest figure since April 2011.
Italy's PMI manufacturing index jumps to 54,8, recording the best figure since April 2011 - The Eurozone index is also doing well while the German one is reporting a sharp slowdown
Growth slows in Germany - France: 12th month of contraction - Spain supported by exports - In China, the HSBC data records the most serious drop in a year - Japan, index contracting for the first time in…
Results below analysts' forecasts for all indicators relating to manufacturing and services - Germany, however, remains firmly in the phase of expansion on both fronts, while the difficulties continue for the French manufacturing sector.
The Chilean economy appears to have slowed down. After a good 2013 and a mediocre 2014, the first data for 2015 are encouraging. The country, a stable stronghold of reliability in Latin America, boasts excellent ratings from all agencies. The positive factors: low monetary rates, boost…
PROMETEIA STUDY - The impact of 3D technology, according to an analysis by the study center on 29 different manufacturing micro-sectors, can increase turnover by 16 billion - Much wider margins by extending the evaluations to all production sectors
But the overall result of the currency area hides very different performances between the various countries: Italy leaps, Germany holds, France collapses.
The datum passes from 50,6 to 51 points - Contributing to the improvement are the German manufacturing production in expansion and the marked growth of the datum relating to Italy, which passes from 48,4 to 49,9.
Equity markets slowing down after the data on the PMI manufacturing index of the Eurozone in December - The negative figure for Italy also weighs.
The country has begun a phase of rebound, accompanied by a recovery in private consumption, industrial production and investments, even if this dynamic is still excessively dependent on exports.
The PMI indexes of the Eurozone and China are below expectations. In the Euro area, the index is only one decimal point above 50.
In 2013 GDP +5,4%, imports from Italy +36%. Sace estimates predict that in 2018 Italian exports could double to 1,4 billion euros in the country. The Vietnamese government is studying possible privatizations. Pay attention to the reliability of banking and corporate counterparties.
In September, the Italian manufacturing PMI stood at 50,7 points, from 49,8 in the previous month, thus returning to an expansive zone - The figure for the Eurozone as a whole fell to 50,3 points, the lowest since July of last…
According to Markit's calculations, the September composite index for the currency area fell to 52,3 points from 52,5 in August - As for France, the composite index fell from 49,5 to 49,1 points, the lowest level from…
The European Commission reveals the effects of the crisis on Italian manufacturing: 2007% of companies have closed since 19, while overall production has dropped by 24,5% - The sectors most affected are pharmaceuticals, textiles, leather and clothing.
In the middle of the day, the modest growth of the manufacturing sector of the Old Continent weighs on the stock markets: the worst data is that of Italy - In Piazza Affari, the banks' decline accelerates - Credit Suisse has restarted coverage on MPS…
Sharp decline also for the manufacturing PMI of the Eurozone as a whole, which stopped at 50,7 points last month, compared to 51,8 points in July - In Germany the figure showed a decline from 52,4 to 51,4 ,XNUMX…
In August, the manufacturing PMI fell to 51,1 points, from 51,7 in July, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics - According to the HSBS/Markit surveys, however, the final reading of the PMI is dropped last month to 50,2,…
The Markit Flash PMI on Eurozone composite output fell to 52,8 in August, a two-month low, compared to 53,8 in July.
The provisional PMI - Purchasing Managers index calculated by HSBC for the country - is equal to 50,3 for the current month, against 51,7 in July, which had represented the highest level in a year and…
MEDIOBANCA R&D YEARBOOK - Manufacturing remains the cornerstone of our large companies and private individuals, in terms of turnover, do better than public groups, conditioned by the stagnation of the energy industry - The public, however, are more solid in terms of assets - Decline of…
PROMETEIA / INTESA SANPAOLO - High international competitiveness and signs of a reawakening of domestic demand fail to revive the Italian manufacturing industry.
The composite index of Germany jumped to 55,9 points, from 54 in June: boom in services, at a three-year high - In France, manufacturing is still slipping, at a seven-month low, while the services sector is growing again.
In Beijing, the PMI index for July on the trend of manufacturing activity shot up against all expectations to 52 points, the highest level for 18 months to this part - The previous monthly survey was equal to 50,7 points and…
According to Markit, France seems to have entered a new period of recession, while Germany is still growing, but slowing down - Outside these two countries, however, "growth accelerated in June, ending the best quarter…
REPORT CENTRO STUDI CONFINDUSTRIA - Between 2000 and 2013, Italian manufacturing production fell by 25,5%, while world production grew by 36,1% - In 12 years, companies decreased by 120 thousand units, lost 1 million 160 thousand…
In May, the Eurozone composite PMI calculated by Markit Economics stood at 53,5 points, down on the 54 points of the previous month and below the 53,9 points indicated in the preliminary estimate, but still above the fateful threshold …
Renzi will lead a government/business mission to China on 9 June, in which SACE will also participate - After the recovery in 2013, our exports will also increase in 2014-17 to an average of more than 11% - Prime Minister Renzi's mission…
Italian industry restarts and, after 27 months, records increases both in production and in turnover - Unioncamere announces it, in the usual economic survey on manufacturing companies - Even companies with less than 49 employees survived the crisis -…
In the entire Eurozone, the manufacturing PMI index, which anticipates sector trends, fell to 52,5 points in May from 53,4 in April, while the services PMI rose from 53,1 to 53,5 points - Germany is confirmed in…
The final reading of the Purchasing Managers Index calculated by HSBC for April stands at 48,1 points, slightly above the 48,0 points in March, but below the 48,3 of the preliminary reading and still far from the threshold of 50 points, which…
Despite the impressive and above-expected growth of American employment, the reactions of the Stock Exchanges are for now cautious - Futures moderately up on Wall Street - Frankfurt and Paris in negative territory in Europe, Milan, London, Madrid and Lisbon…
The markets are anxiously awaiting the data on US jobs but in the meantime Piazza Affari is the leading stock exchange in Europe driven by the revival of manufacturing - The approaching capital increase gives strength to Bpm - Chrysler sales and the imminent…
In April, Italy's manufacturing PMI increased to 54 points, from 52,4 points in March, marking the highest value since April 2011 - According to Markit, the latest analysis showed a "significant" increase employment levels,…
In March, the Markit PMI manufacturing index in the Eurozone fell to 53 points, from 53,2 in February - Germany fell (from 54,8 to 53,7), while France returned to the expansion zone (from 49,7 at 51,9) and Spain reaches the…
Consumer confidence jumped to 82,3 points in March from 78,3 in the previous month, well above analysts' expectations - Minus for new home sales (-3,3%) and for the index which measures the activity…
The PMI manufacturing index, according to the preliminary estimate by Markit, stops this month at 53 points, against 53,2 in February - The data relating to the services sector dropped from 52,6 to 52,4 points - Disappointing the waited…
The preliminary reading for March calculated by HSBC and Markit marks a result of 48,1 points (the minimum level for eight months), from 48,5 in February - The market had instead expected a rise to 48,7 points - Analysts…
Spain at its highest level in four years (from 52,2 to 52,5 points), Germany also did well (from 54,7 to 54,8) - France rose again (49,7), while remaining in the contraction zone - Out of the 'Eurozone, Great Britain's manufacturing PMI rose…
According to the economic survey conducted by Markit, the PMI manufacturing index (a sector that accounts for 19% of the Italian economy) recorded a slowdown last month to 52,3 points, from 53,1 in January - This is the lowest for three months,…
According to the latest official data, the non-manufacturing PMI rose to 55,0 points (the highest in three months), against 53,4 the previous month, while the manufacturing PMI, edited by Markit/HSBC, reached 48,5 (preliminary…
The flash PMI index on Chinese manufacturing production calculated by Markit/HSBC fell to 48,3 points - In Japan, the trade balance in January recorded a deficit of 2.790 billion yen, up from 1.304 billion recorded in…
According to Markit's findings, in January the US PMI stood at 53,7 points, down from 55 points in December (the highest in 11 months) - The figure corresponds perfectly to analysts' forecasts.
According to the flash estimate by Markit Economics, the manufacturing PMI in the Eurozone recorded growth to 53,9 points (consensus at 53), from 52,7 in December, while the data relating to services rose from 51,0 to 51,9 points - Well the…
The US household appliance giant has announced the closure of the Swedish plant to reorganize all the production of built-in appliances in the EMEA area in a single hub in Cassinetta - Investments of 245 million in three years for innovation of…
The myth of Beijing's "low-cost assembly line" is undermined - Labor is scarce, young people prefer university and salaries are growing - And in the meantime the Dragon is transformed: no longer just an assembler, but also a producer - The big ones…
