Italy's exports drop 7.7% YoY in August, non-EU trade weakens

01 Oct '25

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Italy's exports drop 7.7% YoY in August, non-EU trade weakens

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Italy's foreign trade with non-EU27 countries weakened in August 2025, according to Istat.
Exports fell 7.7 per cent year-on-year and imports 3.1 per cent, while month-on-month declines were sharper at 8.1 per cent and 7.1 per cent, respectively.
Over the last three months, exports dipped 0.1 per cent and imports 0.8 per cent.
The trade surplus narrowed to €1,777 million (~$2.08 billion) in August.

Italy’s foreign trade with non-European Union (EU27) countries weakened in August 2025, according to preliminary figures released by the Istituto nazionale di statistica (Istat). Exports to non-EU27 markets fell by 7.7 per cent year-over-year (YoY), while imports dropped 3.1 per cent compared with August 2024.

On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, seasonally adjusted data revealed even steeper declines: exports shrank by 8.1 per cent and imports by 7.1 per cent from July 2025 levels, Istat said in a press release.

Over the last three months, seasonally adjusted trade flows showed marginal contractions, with exports edging down 0.1 per cent and imports slipping 0.8 per cent compared with the preceding three months.

Italy’s trade balance with non-EU partners remained in surplus but narrowed considerably. In August 2025, the surplus stood at €1,777 million (~$2.08 billion), down from €2,794 million a year earlier. Excluding energy, the surplus reached €5,348 million, also lower than the €7,038 million recorded in August 2024.

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