Italy’s Industrial Output Rose by 0.7 pc in May

The industrial production of Italy had rebounded in May which gives hints that the growth of the economy till the end of the year may result to an equal or could even jump higher to the pace recorded during the first quarter.

The production rose by 0.7 percent since April after it dropped on the adjusted 0.5 percent as presented by the Rome-based statistics agency, Istat on Tuesday. While the median estimate of Bloomberg with 21 analysts who answered the survey showed a 0.5 percent increase. The industrial output gained 2.8 percent two months ago according to the yearly and compensation adjustment.

The upward revision on GDP during the Q1 in 2017 boosts confidence that the third-biggest economy of the euro area will improve.

The manufacturing index surge in an unexpected way during the month of June, hence, the consumers become more optimistic despite the unemployment rate escalated to 11.3 percent shown in the recently released labor-market data.

Istat further mentioned in a separate report that their main indicator reflects a “positive outlook for economic activity in the next months”.

Moreover, the International Monetary Fund increased its economic outlook for Italy in 2017 which is 1.3 percent versus the earlier forecast of 0.8 percent. The organization added that they anticipate a slight growth of 1 percent from 2018 up to 2020.