Istat said Wednesday that Italian retail sales increased by 2.8% in value terms in 2023, but the volume of sales fell by 3.7% compared with 2022. (ANSA)
Italian hourly wages rose 3.1% last year, Istat reported Wednesday. The marked deceleration of inflation during 2023 reduced the distance between price dynamics, at +5. (ANSA)
Italian doctors are the oldest in Europe with 55.2% of them over 55 in 2021, Istat said Wednesday. That compared to 44.5% in France, 44.1% in Germany, and 32.7% in Spain being older than 55. (ANSA)
Istat said Wednesday that a record 23.754 million people were in employment in Italy in December. In provisional data, the national statistics agency said this was a rise of 456,000 people in work with respect to December 2022. (ANSA)
Istat said Monday that Italian exports dropped by 2.4% in November compared to October. The national statistics agency said exports fell by 2.0% to EU countries and by 2.9% to non-EU countries. It said imports were down too, but not by as much, dropping by 0. (ANSA)