ISTAT said Monday that it has
launched a new index, the Social Mood on the Economy Index,
which measures Italian people's sentiments about the economic
outlook.
The national statistics agency gave its first update on
Monday, saying the mood was negative in the final part of 2018.
The mood matches the overall performance of the Italian
economy, which dropped into recession in the second half of 2018
with two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
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