Industrial production in Italy rose by 1% month-over-month in April 2025, after remaining flat in the previous period and surpassing market expectations of a 0.1% increase. This marked the strongest growth in industrial activity since January, driven by higher output of consumer goods (+1.8%), capital goods (+0.8%), and intermediate goods (+0.2%), while energy production remained stable. On a yearly basis, industrial output increased by 0.3%, rebounding from a 1.8% decline in March and marking the first annual rise since January 2023. Meanwhile, the average of the February-April period shows an increase of 0.4% in production compared to the previous three months.