In January 2024, Istat estimates, on an annual basis, a slight decline in exports in value: -0.2%; while it was -7.8% in December.
In volume it is reduced by 1.8%.
The slight decline in exports in monetary terms concerns only non-EU markets (-0.4%), while exports to EU markets are stationary.
Imports recorded a decline on an annual basis of 13.5% in value, the synthesis of a larger contraction for the non-EU area (-19.3%) compared to the EU one (-8.7%), and of 5 .2% by volume.
On a monthly basis, Istat estimates a reduction for both foreign trade flows, more intense for imports (-7.3%) than for exports (-3.2%).
The cyclical decline in exports is larger for non-EU markets (-4.0%) compared to the EU area (-2.4%).
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