ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In December 2025 we estimate a modest economic growth both of exports (+0.3%) and of imports (+0.1%). The slight increase on a monthly basis of export is a synthesis of an increase for the extra-EU area (+1.9%) and a contraction for the EU area (-1.1%). Istat detects it. In the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to the previous one, export fell by 1.4%, import by 0.2%. In December 2025, export grew on an annual basis of 4.9% in monetary terms and 3.6% in volume. The tendential growth of export in value covers both areas, EU (+4.7%) and extra EU (+5.1%). The import recorded a trend growth of 3.4% in value – determined by the increase in imports from EU countries (+7.1%) while reducing those from extra EU countries (-1.1%) – and 7.7% in volume. On a yearly basis, among the sectors that contribute to the growth of the national export are base metals and metal products, excluding machines and plants (+27.8%) and means of transport, excluding vehicles (+25.2%). The opposite, coke and refined petroleum products (-31.0%) provides the largest negative contribution.
On an annual basis, Switzerland (+41.7%) is the country that provides the most positive contribution to national exports; follow ASEAN countries (+48.0%), Poland (+18.9%), France (+5.4%) and Spain (+8.4%). Exports to Turkey (-17.0%), United Kingdom (-8.7%), Netherlands (-9.7%) and Belgium (-8.9%). As a whole of 2025, compared to 2024, export in value grows by 3.3%: to contribute are mainly the greater sales of pharmaceutical, chemical-medicial and botanical articles (+28.5%), base metals and metal products, excluding machines and plants (+9.8%), means of transport, excluding motor vehicles (+11.6%) and foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco (+4.3%). The trade balance in December 2025 amounted to +6.037 million euros (+5.147 million in December 2024). The energy deficit (-3.755 million) is less than one year earlier (-5.184 million). The advance in the exchange of non-energy products falls from +10,330 million December 2024 to +9,792 million December 2025. In the year 2025 the trade surplus amounted to +50.746 million (+48.287 million in 2024). The energy deficit is reduced to -46.939 million, from -54.290 million a year earlier. The surplus in the exchange of non-energy products (+97.685 million) is high but less broad than 2024 (+102.577 million). In December 2025 import prices decreased by 0.1% on a monthly basis and by 3.1% on an annual basis (from -2,8% of November); on average 2025 prices fell by 1.7% (was -1.5% in 2024).
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