According to ISTAT, Italy's national statistics office, in January this year the Italian construction output index decreased by 7.8 percent after having increased by 1.4 percent in the previous month, both month on month. The average index for the November-January period decreased by 2.1 percent compared to the previous three-month period.
The calendar adjusted index of production in the Italian construction sector fell by 10.9 percent in January this year compared with January 2011.