In September industrial production rises compared to August (+1.2%), falls on an annual basis (-0.1%)

In September 2026, there is a cyclical recovery in seasonally adjusted industrial production after the decline recorded in August.

Istat communicates this by estimating that the index will increase by 1.2% compared to August.

On average in the third quarter the level of production decreased by 0.4% compared to the previous three months.

The monthly seasonally adjusted index presents cyclical increases for capital goods (+1.3%) and intermediate goods (+1.2%); negative changes, however, were recorded by consumer goods (-0.2%) and energy (-1.4%).

Net of calendar effects, in September the general index decreased in trend terms by 0.1% (the calendar working days were 22 as in September 2025).

The reduction is larger for consumer goods and intermediate goods, while growth is observed for capital goods and, above all, for energy.