{"id":"oct2026-italy-construction-output-august","canonicalSlug":"oct2026-italy-construction-output-august","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/oct2026-italy-construction-output-august","language":"en","title":"Italy construction output fell 2.9% in August","summary":"Istat reported a 2.9% monthly fall in seasonally adjusted output, while the unadjusted annual comparison rose 2.3%.","body":["Italy’s national statistics institute said on 20 October that construction output fell 2.9% month on month in August after seasonal adjustment. The calendar-adjusted annual comparison was down 2.2%.","Across June–August, seasonally adjusted output declined 3.2% from the previous three-month period. The gross annual comparison rose 2.3%; the figures describe different adjustment bases."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Italy construction output fell 2.9% in August\n\nIstat reported a 2.9% monthly fall in seasonally adjusted output, while the unadjusted annual comparison rose 2.3%.\n\nItaly’s national statistics institute said on 20 October that construction output fell 2.9% month on month in August after seasonal adjustment. The calendar-adjusted annual comparison was down 2.2%.\n\nAcross June–August, seasonally adjusted output declined 3.2% from the previous three-month period. The gross annual comparison rose 2.3%; the figures describe different adjustment bases.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics","non-oil-economy"],"eventDate":"2026-10-20","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-publication","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T12:32:52Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-22T12:32:52Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-22T12:31:10Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-20","translatedAt":"2026-10-22T12:25:00Z","sources":[{"url":"https://www.istat.it/comunicato-stampa/produzione-nelle-costruzioni-agosto-2026/","name":"Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat)","checkedAt":"2026-10-22","attribution":"Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat); factual summary based on the official release; no source text or image reproduced.","publishedAt":"2026-10-20"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/oct2026-italy-construction-output-august","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/oct2026-italy-construction-output-august","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/oct2026-italy-construction-output-august","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/oct2026-italy-construction-output-august","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/oct2026-italy-construction-output-august","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/oct2026-italy-construction-output-august","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/oct2026-italy-construction-output-august"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["statistical-release"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"IT","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation","statistical-estimate"],"measurementPeriod":{"to":"2026-08","from":"2026-08","precision":"month"}}}