Italy's economy will return to
growth in the first quarter of 2015, Istat national statistics
bureau said Friday in its monthly report.
"GDP is expected to rise 0.1%," the agency said.
This would be the first rise after 14 consecutive quarters
of flat or decreasing GDP numbers and would be driven by
exports, Istat said.
However domestic demand and consumption are still lagging
and the unemployment rate gives no sign of slowing down, the
bureau said.
"Difficulties persist in the labour market, which shows no
clear signs of a reversal of the trend observed over the past
months," Istat said.
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