Italian industry is facing the risk
of a "structural crisis" due to the weakness of activity of
recent months and new uncertainty linked to US tariffs, the CSC
research unit of industrial association Confindustria said in a
report on Friday.
The report expressed concern about a loss of confidence and
falling investment.
It said industrial production was down 0.9% in February after a
2.5% increase in January.
It said output edged up up 0.4% in the first quarter after five
consecutive quarters of decline.
The report said the RTT (Real Time Turnover) index showed a deep
drop in turnover in February, while the PMI index was down to
46.6 in March from 47.4.
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