ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In December, Istat estimates, for the trade exchange with non-EU27 countries, an increase for both flows, wider for imports (+4.3%) than exports (+1.5%). The increase on a monthly basis of export is mainly due to the increased sales of capital goods (+3.7%); also increase energy sales (+11.0%), intermediate goods and durable consumer goods (for both +2.4%) while reducing those of non-durable consumer goods (-2.2%).
On the export side, excluding non-durable consumer goods (-0.1%), there are widespread economic increases, the most marked for intermediate goods (+9.8%). In the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to the previous one, export fell by 0.8%; to contribute to the bending are lower energy sales (-25.5%), instrumental goods (-6.2%) and durable consumer goods (-1.1%), while exports of intermediate goods (+6.5%) and non-durable consumer goods (+1.4%).
In the same period, the import marks a conjunctural reduction of 1.8%, which concerns all groupings, except for intermediate goods (+10.1%). In December export grew on an annual basis of 4.6% (was -2,8% in November).
The trend of export growth towards extra EU markets is due to the increase in sales of intermediate goods (+18.2%) and capital goods (+8.2%). The import recorded a tensile decline of 1.2%, which mainly contributes smaller energy imports (-32.0%) and instrumental goods (-10.3%), which more than offset the increase in purchases of non-durable consumer goods (+26.7%) and intermediate goods (+23.7%).
In December the trade surplus with the non-EU27 countries amounted to +8,385 million (+6.923 million in the same month of 2024). The energy deficit is reduced from -5,080 million December 2024 to -3.513 million December 2025. The advance in the exchange of non-energy products stood at +11,899 million from +12.003 million a year earlier.
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