
Istat estimate for August 2026: industrial turnover decreasing by 0.9% in value and 3.5% in volume
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Istat monthly survey on industry and services turnover.
In August 2026, it is estimated that industry turnover, net of seasonal factors, will decrease in economic terms by 0.9% in value and 3.5% in volume.
This was revealed by Istat, specifying that on a trend basis, industrial turnover, corrected for calendar effects, recorded an increase in value (+4.2%) and a decrease in volume (-2.9%).
For services, net of calendar effects, there was a trend of 3.6% in value and a decrease of 0.5% in volume.
In economic terms, however, there was an increase in service turnover of 0.3% in value and a decrease of 0.3% in volume.

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