ROMA (ITALPRESS) – According to the survey conducted between 25 August and 18 September at the Italian companies of industry and services with at least 50 employees, in the third quarter negative judgments on the general economic situation were attenuated, while remaining worse than those recorded before the start of the war in the Middle East.
The total demand for its products or services has maintained overall a positive trend, with weaker judgments in industry in the strict sense and a substantial estate in services and construction. The dynamic of sales has been favoured by the foreign component, in the face of a weakening of the internal one. The conflict and closure of the Hormuz Strait continued to affect the demand for its products or services and more significantly on the costs of productive input.
The Bank of Italy announces this, underlining that the prospects for its operating conditions in the fourth quarter remain unfavourable, while those on total demand and its foreign component are still positive and are accompanied by an expected increase in employment, albeit at a marginally lower rate than indicated in the same period last year.
Investment programmes for 2026 continue to be expanding, although conditions for investing are still unfavourable, especially by smaller firms. Credit access conditions remained stable and the expected liquidity position is overall adequate.
Bankitalia continued sales prices continued to grow in all sectors, with a dynamic compared to the previous substantially stable survey in industry in the strict sense and in services and more contained in buildings.
Enterprises expect further increases in the next twelve months, mainly linked to commodity prices: most companies affected by the recurrences ascribable to the conflict declare that they have transmitted them in part or entirely at their own prices. Inflation expectations remain substantially stable, with a slight reduction in horizons shorter than the values reported in the previous quarter.
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