According to ISTAT, Italy's national statistics office, in September this year the Italian construction output index decreased by 4.4 percent month on month.
The calendar adjusted index of production in the Italian construction sector decreased by 5.8 percent compared with September 2010, while in the January-September period this year the index decreased by 2.4 percent compared with the same period of 2010.
The unadjusted index of production in the Italian construction sector in September this year decreased by 5.8 percent compared with September 2010. Comparing the average of the first nine months of 2011 with the same period of 2010, the unadjusted production index decreased by three percent.