Italy Business Confidence

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

89.6

Units In

Points

88.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 19, 2025

Time to Release

20 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
121.52 Feb 1995	71.3 Mar 2009	101.35 Points	1991-2025	National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

In Italy, the Manufacturing Confidence Index covers 4,000 Italian companies. The questionnaire focuses on the current trend of order books, production and inventories, short-term forecasts on order books, production, prices and the general economic situation. The business confidence index is adjusted for seasonal effects and fixed to a base year of 2005. The value 100 indicates no evolution in business sentiment, a value over 100 shows increasing confidence and a value under 100 indicates low expectations.

Latest Updates

Italy’s manufacturing confidence index climbed to 89.6 in November 2025 from an upwardly revised 88.4 in October, surpassing market forecasts of 88.5. This marked the highest reading since June 2023, as expectations for orders (4.3 vs 3.3 in October) and production (3.5 vs 2.2) improved. Manufacturers were also less pessimistic about the economic outlook (-11.2 vs -12.2). However, expectations for liquidity conditions deteriorated (-5.7 vs -5.2). Additionally, employment prospects were less positive (0.5 vs 1.3), while concerns over price developments increased (6.8 vs 6.3).