Source
Source Data source(s) used Data source(s) usedStarting from April 2012, the row climate indexes for manufacturing, for main industrial groupings (consumer goods, intermediate goods and capital goods) and geographical areas (Nord-ovest, Nord-est, Centro e Mezzogiorno) are available.
Business confidence survey in the manufacturing sector: The survey is carried out in the framework of the joint harmonized EU programme of business and consumer tendency surveys (the latest normative reference is the Commission’s decision: COM (2006) 379 , 2006 July 12). It investigates, on monthly basis, assessments and expectations concerning main activities of manufacturing firms (e.g. assessments on order books, on production, on stocks of finished products, assessments and expectations on cash availability, expectations on firm’s employment), along with expectations on the Italian general economic situation. Quarterly, other variables regarding the main aspects of the firm’s general situation are investigated (majors competitors, production capacity, numbers of worked hours, new orders, stocks of commodities and unfinished products, export order books, factors limiting production, months of production secured and capacity utilization). Monthly, the confidence climate index for the manufacturing sector is calculated. The survey involves a “panel” sample of 4,000 firms.
Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Other data characteristics Other data characteristicsThe following quarterly series:
Export turnover (in %),
Assessments on export turnover,
Expectations on export turnover,
Export/domestic price ratio,
Export destination,
Major competitors,
Factors influencing export
are surveyed at the end of the quarter of reference and then, these series are available on March, on June, on September and on December.
The following quarterly series:
Production capacity – current,
Numbers of worked hours,
Orders books, past 3 months,
Export order books, next 3 months,
Factors limiting production,
Months of production secured,
Capacity utilisation,
Stocks of commodities and unfinished products,
Competitive position
are surveyed during the month following the quarter of reference. Then, these series are available on April, on July, on October and on January.
Starting from April 2012, the row climate indexes for manufacturing, for main industrial groupings (consumer goods, intermediate goods and capital goods) and geographical areas (Nord-ovest, Nord-est, Centro e Mezzogiorno) are available.
Business confidence survey in the manufacturing sector: The survey is carried out in the framework of the joint harmonized EU programme of business and consumer tendency surveys (the latest normative reference is the Commission’s decision: COM (2006) 379 , 2006 July 12). It investigates, on monthly basis, assessments and expectations concerning main activities of manufacturing firms (e.g. assessments on order books, on production, on stocks of finished products, assessments and expectations on cash availability, expectations on firm’s employment), along with expectations on the Italian general economic situation. Quarterly, other variables regarding the main aspects of the firm’s general situation are investigated (majors competitors, production capacity, numbers of worked hours, new orders, stocks of commodities and unfinished products, export order books, factors limiting production, months of production secured and capacity utilization). Monthly, the confidence climate index for the manufacturing sector is calculated. The survey involves a “panel” sample of 4,000 firms.
The following quarterly series:
Export turnover (in %),
Assessments on export turnover,
Expectations on export turnover,
Export/domestic price ratio,
Export destination,
Major competitors,
Factors influencing export
are surveyed at the end of the quarter of reference and then, these series are available on March, on June, on September and on December.
The following quarterly series:
Production capacity – current,
Numbers of worked hours,
Orders books, past 3 months,
Export order books, next 3 months,
Factors limiting production,
Months of production secured,
Capacity utilisation,
Stocks of commodities and unfinished products,
Competitive position
are surveyed during the month following the quarter of reference. Then, these series are available on April, on July, on October and on January.