Italian exports increased by
7% in Italy's south in the first semester of 2015 on previous
semester results, but decreased by 2.9% in the islands of
Sardinia and Sicily, said ISTAT on Friday.
First semester (January-June) exports also increased 6% in
Italy's northeast, 4.7% in the northwest, and 4.3% in central
Italy.
Second quarter results in seasonally adjusted terms showed
increases in exports on first quarter 2015 results of 5.7% in
the south and islands, 5% in central Italy, and 2.1% for the
northwest, with a 1.5% decrease in the northeast.
Meanwhile, in regional terms of contribution to the total
export increment in the first semester, increases were seen by
Lazio (14.4%), Piedmont (9.6%), Friuli-Venezia Giulia (7.6%),
and Veneto (7.3%).
Decreases in regional terms of contribution to total
exports were reported in Sicily (-8.2%), Molise (-3.3%), and
Marche (-2.8%).
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