Italian GDP rose 0.1% in the fourth
quarter of 2015 over the third quarter and by 1.0% on the fourth
quarter of 2014, Istat said Friday, confirming February 12
estimates. "Over the course of the year monthly growth has shown
a gradual weakening," the statistics agency said. 2015 started
with +0.4, followed by +0.3% and +0.2%. The year-on-year figure,
on the other hand, is the highest since the second quarter of
2011. Industry and services were both 0.1% over the month while
agriculture fell 0.1% although it showed an 8.4% rise over the
year, against 1% for industry and 0.5% for services. In the UK
fourth-quarter growth was 0.5% (1.9% yearly), in the US 0.3%
(1.9% yearly). France had yearly growth of 1.4% and Germany
2.1%. Premier Matteo Renzi has hailed recent GDP figures as
showing that the Italian economy is revving up again.
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