Boiled to whom? The owl Italy is denied once again. And in the most delicate and most important playful soil: that of growth. And to think that many have accused the boot of getting good job results, but of still being very poor on the GDP side. Instead, no. In Europe, oppressed by the trade war triggered by Donald Trump, Italy not only resists. But it’s better than many others. The test? In numbers, as always. In the first quarter of this year, gross domestic product increased 0.3% compared to the previous quarter and 0.6% compared to the first quarter of 2024, calculated the Istat. «In the first quarter of 2025, the Italian economy has a 0.3% growth in conjunctural terms and 0.6% in tendent terms. A result that follows the signs, also positive, from the fourth quarter of 2024, when economic growth was 0.2% (revised 0.1% in March 2025, ed.) And the trend of 0.5% “, clarified by Cesare Balbo. And here are the true political data of the day.
In the first quarter, in fact, GDP increased 0.4% in the euro area and 0.3% in the EU compared to the previous quarter, according to a preliminary estimate published by Eurostat, the European Union statistical office. In the fourth quarter of 2024, GDP increased 0.2% in the euro area and 0.4% in the EU. Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, detergent GDP increased by 1.2% in the euro area and 1.4% in the EU in the first quarter, after +1.2% in the euro area and +1.4% in the EU always registered in the previous quarter. But among the main economies, monthly, Germany stopped at +0.2% and in France at 0.1%. There is enough to draw conclusions. For example, those of the Minister of Economy, Giancarlo Giorgetti, for which “certifies positive growth for the first quarter, better than other European countries. An important sign that demonstrates the correction of our predictions and the effectiveness of government economic policies.” And again, according to the Minister of Business, Adolfo Urso, “Italy is better than other major European countries, production sectors grow.” This was stated by the Business Minister and manufactured in Italy, Adolfo Urso, commenting on the GDP data released today by Istat and Eurostat, referring to the first trimester of 2025. “Another important positive signal that supports government choices. We are on the right track,” concluded the minister.
Source: IL Tempo

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