
Su base annua l'export cresce del 16,1% e l'import del 17,2%. Crescita trainata da Svizzera e Stati Uniti.
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L'Istat diffonde periodicamente i dati sull'interscambio commerciale dell'Italia con i paesi extra Unione Europea.
Ad agosto l'Istat stima l'interscambio commerciale con i paesi extra Ue27 in riduzione congiunturale per le esportazioni (-2,1%), mentre le importazioni sono pressoché stazionarie (-0,1%). Su base annua l'export cresce del 16,1% (era +6,6% a luglio 2026) mentre l'import registra un incremento tendenziale del 17,2%. Nel trimestre giugno-agosto 2026, rispetto al precedente, l'export si riduce dello 0,2%, e l'import aumenta dell'1,5%.
"Su base annua la crescita dell'export è trainata è geograficamente concentrata, in particolare verso Svizzera (+57,0%) e Stati Uniti (+31,1%)", commenta l'Istat.

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