The Italian gross domestic product contracted by 0.1% from the previous quarter in the three months to June of 2025, trimming the 0.3% expansion and aligning with the first estimate to contrast sharply with the initial expectations of a 0.1% expansion. It was the first decline in the GDP since the second quarter of 2023, pressured by the negative contribution of net foreign demand as tariff threats from the US and volatile commodity prices pressured trade flows. Exports contracted by 1.7% as Italy is the economy with the second-largest dependency on the US for exports, while imports surged by 2.5%. In the meantime, household consumption stalled and government expenditure inched higher by 0.2%. In turn, gross fixed investment rose by 1%. From the previous year, the Italian GDP expanded by 0.4% in the second quarter.