Italy's annual inflation rate dropped to 0.9% this month, down from 1.2% in March, according to a preliminary data released by Istat on Tuesday. The national statistics agency said its consumer price index was up by 0.2% in month-on-month terms. (ANSA)
Italy's unemployment rate rose to 7.5% in February, up of by 0.2 of a percentage point on January, according to provisional data released by Istat on Wednesday. (ANSA)
The government is "effective" against poverty, sources at the premier's office at Palazzo Chigi said Tuesday after national stats agency Istat reported Monday that the number of people living in absolute poverty in Italy had risen to 5. (ANSA)
In 2023 8.5% of resident households in Italy were living in absolute poverty, corresponding to around 5.7 million individuals, according to preliminary estimates released by ISTAT on Monday. This represents a 9. (ANSA)
Istat said Wednesday that 23.58 million people were in employment in Italy on average in 2023, an increase of 481,000 people in work (2.1%) with respect to the previous year. (ANSA)