ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In April 2026 “it is estimated to be a larger conjunctural reduction for exports (-2.2%) than imports (-0.6%)”. The decrease on a monthly basis of export “regards both areas, EU (-2.1%) and extra EU (-2.4%)”. In the quarter of February-April 2026, compared to the previous one, “export grows by 5.0%, import by 6.2%”. This is what Istat points out in the relationship on foreign trade and import prices for April.
In April 2026 “export grows on an annual basis of 8.8% in value and 3.5% in volume”. The tendential growth of exports in monetary terms “is more sustained for extra EU markets (+12.0%) than EU ones (+5.9%)”. The import “records a tensile increase of 5.5% in value, covering both areas, EU (+5.2%) and extra EU (+5.9%); in volume, imports grow by 3.6%”. Among the sectors that most contribute to the tendential growth of export the Istat signals base metals and metal products, excluding machines and plants (+32.9%), coke and refined petroleum products (+52.0%), machinery and appliances not elsewhere classified (n.c.a.) (+6.3%), chemicals and chemicals (+10.5%), motor vehicles (+16.1%) and electrical appliances (+10.4%).
On an annual basis, the countries providing the largest contributions to the national export are Switzerland (+39.4%), United States (+12.1%), China (+36.2%), France (+7.6%), OPEC countries (+19.4%) and Germany (+5.0%). Exports to Turkey (-20.5%) and Belgium (-13.0%). “The trade balance in April 2026 amounted to +4.293 million euros (was +2.448 million in the same month of 2025)”, notes Istat.
The energy deficit (-5.169 million) is higher than one year earlier (-4.219 million). The advance in the interchange of non-energy products rises from +6.667 million April 2025 to +9.462 million April 2026. In April 2026 import prices increased by 3.3% on a monthly basis and by 4.6% on an annual basis (from +0.1% of March).
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