Istat, GDP is growing again in the second quarter marks + 0.2% – The Messenger

In the second quarter of 2015 the Italian GDP increased by 0.2% over the previous quarter (which was up by 0.3% ) and by 0.5% in comparison with the second quarter of 2014. This was announced by ISTAT spreading the preliminary estimate.

The data disseminated by Istat is corrected for calendar effects and seasonally adjusted: the second quarter of 2015 had the same number of working days in the prior quarter and a working day more than in the second quarter of 2014 . The short-term change, says the National Bureau of Statistics, is the synthesis of a decrease in the value added in the sector of agriculture, an increase in services, and no change throughout the industry (industry excluding construction and construction). On the demand side, there is a positive contribution to the national component (gross inventory) and a negative contribution of net foreign component.

The change gained in GDP for 2015 , that is what you would get in the presence of a short-term change anything in the remaining quarters of the year, it amounted to + 0.4%. This was communicated by Istat spreading preliminary estimates of GDP in the second quarter.

“After 13 consecutive quarters of downward trend we have two quarters of growth, ‘say sources MEF commenting on the data. “The country – says the MEF – can and must do better: structural reforms and economic policy will favor acceleration.”

 14 August 2015 10:10 – Last Updated: 18:35

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