GDP and employment grow faster in Southern Italy than in the Centre-North says Istat

GDP and employment grew faster last

year in Southern Italy than in the Centre-North, Istat said in

preliminary estimates Friday.

"In 2025, Gross Domestic Product showed moderately positive and

essentially homogeneous trends across the country's various

regions," Istat stated, specifying that GDP growth in volume was

0.5% in the Northwest, Northeast, and Center, while Southern

Italy recorded a slightly higher increase (+0.6%).

Southern Italy is the area that has most supported employment

growth at the national level, with a 1.5% increase in

employment, followed by Central Italy (+1.1%).

The increase in employment was more modest in the Northern

regions (North-West +0.9% and North-East +0.8%).

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