THE’Italian economy grows and confirms the estimates of theIstat. According to the Institute, the complete estimate of economic accounts for the first quarter 2025 confirms +0.3% of GDP. Slight rising both for the tendential growth, which settles up to 0.7% compared to 0.6% of the preliminary estimate, and for the growth acquired for 2025, which drops to 0.5% from 0.4%.
All this while the first quarter of 2025 had one working day less than the previous quarter and two compared to the first quarter of 2024.
The growing sectors: well agriculture, in trouble the real estate
But what are the sectors that have pill the growth of GDP? Those with the most sign are agriculture, constructions And Arts and entertainment. On the contrary, the trade, accommodation and catering sectors are struggling. Here are all data in detail:
- artistic, entertainment and other services activities (+2.3%);
- agriculture, silviculture and fishing (+1.4%);
- constructions (+1.4%);
- industry in the strict sense (+1.1%);
- Information and communication services (+0.8%);
- professional activities (+0.7%);
- public administration, defense, education and health (+0.2%);
- trade, transport, accommodation and catering (-0.3%);
- real estate activities (-0.9%);
- financial and insurance activities (-1.4%).
The growth of added value in the quarter was therefore wide but differentiated:
- They were sectors such as culture, entertainment, building and agriculture
- The trade and the services related to tourism – also because in the first months of the year there were no particularly long holidays to brake.
The financial sector is also bad, due to the economic and global tensions that are living in recent months, such as duties and wars.
More hours of work despite one less working day
In the first quarter of 2025, the overall working hours increased by 1% compared to the previous quarter.
The increase is driven by a growth of 0.9% in the construction sector and 1.4% in services, while a drop of 1.7% has been registered in agriculture, silviculture and fishing, and a substantial stability in the industry in the strict sense.
A similar trend also affected the work units, which grew up in the complex of 0.7%. Specifically:
- +0.5% in constructions;
- +0.9% in services;
- -1.3% in agriculture, silviculture and fishing;
- Stability in industry in the strict sense.
As for the income from work Pro-capita employee, the entire economy recorded an increase of 0.5%, determined by increases in the individual sectors:
- +2% in agriculture;
- +0.8% in industry in the strict sense;
- +1.8% in constructions;
- +0.3% in services.
The situation in other countries
Istat also analyzes the situation in other countries. In the first quarter 2025, the GDP decreased in the economic terms of the 0.1% In the United States, while 0.1% grew in France and 0.4% in Germany.
In tendential terms, there was a growth of 2.1% in the United States and 0.6% in France and a stationary trend in Germany.
Overall, the GDP of the euro area countries grew by 0.3% compared to the previous quarter and 1.2% in the comparison with the first quarter of 2024.
