2 September 2016

Quarterly National Accounts

II quarter 2016

In the second quarter of 2016 the seasonally and calendar adjusted, chained volume
measure of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) resulted unchanged with respect to the first
quarter of 2016 and increased by 0.8 per cent in comparison with the second quarter of
2015.
Compared to the first quarter of 2016, final consumption expenditure remained
unchanged, gross fixed capital formation decreased by 0.3 per cent; imports and exports
increased by 1.5 per cent and 1.9 per cent respectively.
With respect to the second quarter of 2015, final consumption expenditure raised by 1.1
per cent, gross fixed capital formation by 2.1 per cent, imports by 2.1 per cent and exports
by 0.8 per cent.

GDP AND EXPENDITURE COMPONENTS

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

CHAINED Percentage changes

VOLUMES II quarter 2016 II quarter 2016
AGGREGATE
IN MILLION to to
OF EURO I quarter 2016 II quarter 2015
Gross Domestic Product 389,235 0.0 0.8
Imports 109,789 1.5 2.1
Final Consumption Expenditure 313,280 0.0 1.1
- Households final consumption expenditure and NPISH 235,211 0.1 1.2
- Government final consumption expenditure 78,034 -0.3 0.7
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 65,680 -0.3 2.1
- Equipment and other products 29,367 -0.8 -0.3
- Transport equipment 4,007 1.4 35.7
- Construction 32,355 0.0 1.2
Changes in inventories, including valuables - - -
Exports 119,171 1.9 0.8

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Previous quarterly GDP publication dates

Quarterly National Accounts: 31 May 2016 (I quarter 2016)
GDP preliminary estimate: 12 August 2016 (II quarter 2016)

Next quarterly GDP publication dates

GDP preliminary estimate: 15 November 2016 (III quarter 2016)
Quarterly National Accounts: 1 December 2016 (III quarter 2016)

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