This emerges from the quarterly national accounts of ELSTAT, which also revised the period from Q1 2022 to Q2 2025.
According to ELSTAT, the 2% GDP growth resulted from the following changes in key components:
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Total final consumption expenditure increased by 2.1% (household consumption rose by 2.4%, while General Government consumption increased by 1%).
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Investment (gross fixed capital formation) increased by 12.8%.
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Exports of goods and services grew by 1.7% (exports of goods increased by 1.7%, while exports of services rose by 1.1%).
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Imports of goods and services decreased by 4% (imports of goods fell by 5%, while imports of services declined by 0.8%).
In the quarterly comparison, the following changes were observed:
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Total final consumption expenditure rose by 0.6% (household consumption increased by 0.7%, and General Government consumption by 0.2%).
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Gross fixed capital formation increased by 3.5%.
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Exports of goods and services grew by 0.2% (exports of goods rose by 1.1%, while exports of services declined by 0.4%).
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Imports of goods and services decreased by 1.6% (imports of goods fell by 2.3%, while imports of services increased by 1%).
