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<\/a>The seasonally adjusted monthly index shows widespread economic increases in all sectors; energy increased markedly (+6.4%) and, with a less accentuated trend, also consumer goods (+2.4%), intermediate goods (+1.0%) and capital goods (+0. 3%).<\/p>\nAdjusted for calendar effects, in January 2019 the index decreased in trend terms by 0.8% (there were 22 working days, as in January 2018).<\/p>\n
In January 2019, the indices corrected for calendar effects recorded a marked trend increase for energy (+11.7%); on the other hand, intermediate goods decreased (-3.3%), consumer goods (-2.7%) and, to a lesser extent, capital goods (-1.7%).<\/p>\n
The sectors of economic activity that recorded the most significant positive trend changes are the supply of electricity, gas, steam and air (+14.8%), the manufacture of computers, electronic and optical products, electromedical equipment, measuring and watches (+4.4%) and the manufacture of electrical appliances and non-electrical household appliances (+2.2%). The largest decreases are recorded in<\/strong> production of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (-10.5%)<\/strong>, in metallurgy and metal products excluding machinery and plants (-8.8%) and in mining (-4.6%).<\/p>\n ISTAT \u2013 8 March 2019<\/a><\/p>\n Full text and methodological note<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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