ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In September 2025 the Istat estimates, for the trade exchange with the countries outside Ue27, a strong economic increase for both flows, slightly wider for imports (+6.1%) than exports (+5.9%). The increase on a monthly basis of export is mainly due to the increased sales of capital goods (+14.7%), including means of marine navigation; increase also exports of non-durable consumer goods (+6.3%) and durable (+0.6%) while reducing those of energy (-16.9%) and intermediate goods (-0.5%). On the export side, the economic increase is almost entirely explained by the major purchases of non-durable consumer goods (+22.2%) and intermediate goods (+8.3%). In the third quarter of 2025, compared to the previous one, export recorded an increase of 1.8%, backed by the increased energy sales (+27.3%), instrumental goods (+6.9%) and intermediate goods (+4.1%). In the same period, import marks an increase of 0.9%, which concerns all groupings, except energy (- 5.9%).
In September 2025 export grew on an annual basis of 9.9% (was -7.0% in August). The tendential growth of national exports to the non-EU markets is due to the increase in energy sales (+16.8%), capital goods (+13.0%), non-durable consumer goods (+12.8%) and intermediate goods (+10.2%); only exports of durable consumer goods (-17.1%) are reduced on an annual basis. The import recorded a trend increase of 16.9%, which mainly contribute to the greater purchases of non-durable consumer goods (+58.4%). Also in September, the commercial surplus with the extra countries Ue27 is pairs to +2.738 million euros (+3.753 million in the same month of 2024). The energy deficit (-3.439 million) is less than one year before (-3.926 million). The advance in the exchange of non-energy products falls from 7,679 million September 2024 to 6,177 million September 2025. Export to the United States (+34.4%, +12,0% net of the means of marine navigation) marks a marked increase in the trend; also increase sales to OPEC countries (+23.8%), Japan (+15.6%) and Switzerland (+10.0%) while a wide contraction on an annual basis of exports to Turkey (-33.9%).
Imports from the United States grow by 76.8% annually. Strong increments – higher than the average of imports from extra countries Ue27 – are also noted for purchases from China (+32.3%) and India (+28.6%). On the other hand, imports from the United Kingdom (-3.1%) and Switzerland (-1.0%) decrease. “In September, export to non-EU countries returns to grow on a monthly and annual basis – is the comment of the Statistical Institute. These dynamics are partly influenced by high-impact sales of maritime transport; net of these is estimated a less broader economic increase (from +5.9% to +1.8%) and a relatively less sustained growth (+7.9%). Import returns to grow on a monthly and annual basis; to contribute is above all the increase in purchases of non-durable consumer goods. In the first nine months of 2025, the trend of export to non-EU countries is positive (+2.6%, +3.0% net of energy) but that of import is much more sustained (+9.0%). The trade surplus with non-EU countries is equal to +35.1 billion euros, in a strong reduction compared to the same period of 2024 (+45.4 billion)”.
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