31 May 2016

Quarterly National Accounts

I quarter 2016

In the first quarter of 2016 the seasonally and calendar adjusted, chained volume measure
of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.3 per cent with respect to the fourth
quarter of 2015 and by 1.0 per cent in comparison with the first quarter of 2015.
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2015, final consumption expenditure increased by 0.2
per cent, gross fixed capital formation by 0.2 per cent; imports and exports decreased by
0.9 per cent and 1.5 per cent respectively.
With respect to the first quarter of 2015, final consumption expenditure increased by 1.4
per cent, gross fixed capital formation by 1.8 per cent and imports by 1.2 per cent, while
exports decreased by 0.4 per cent.

GDP and expenditure components

(seasonally adjusted, chain-linked volumes 2010=100). I quarter 2016

CHAINED Percentage changes

VOLUMES I quarter 2016 I quarter 2016
AGGREGATE
IN MILLION to to
OF EURO IV quarter 2015 I quarter 2015
Gross Domestic Product 388,807 0.3 1.0
Imports 107,362 -0.9 1.2
Final Consumption Expenditure 313,071 0.2 1.4
- Households final consumption expenditure and NPISH 234,804 0.3 1.5
- Government final consumption expenditure 78,250 0.2 0.8
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 65,421 0.2 1.8
- Equipment and other products 29,592 0.8 1.5
- Transport equipment 3,565 2.4 15.0
- Construction 32,312 -0.5 0.8
Changes in inventories, including valuables - - -
Exports 116,403 -1.5 -0.4

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Previous quarterly GDP publication dates

Quarterly National Accounts: 4 March 2016 (IV quarter 2015)
GDP preliminary estimate: 13 May 2014 (I quarter 2016)

Next quarterly GDP publication dates

GDP preliminary estimate: 12 August 2016 (II quarter 2016)
Quarterly National Accounts: 2 September 2016 (II quarter 2016)

Contact persons:
Filippo Moauro (moauro@istat.it)
ISTAT Italian National Institute of Statistics
Via A. Depretis 74b 00184 Rome, Italy
phone +39 06 4673.3188