Italy: ROI of manufacturing industry 2017-2023

The data provided by Prometeia reveal that the return on investment of the Italian manufacturing industry peaked in 2018 at 8.5 percent. In the following years, the manufacturing industry was expected to keep on performing quite well in terms of investments profitability, given that the ROI was forecasted to remain stable at around 8.2 percent until 2023. Also, the return on equity (ROE) – the other profitability indicator – peaked in 2018 at 8.8 percent. Thereafter, the ROE was expected to gradually decrease and to reach 7.9 percent in 2020. According to the source, this decline may be attributed to the weakening of tax incentives.    

Annual growth rate of the Italian manufacturing industry

Regarding the output of the manufacturing industry in Italy, in 2018, the turnover amounted to 897,313 million euros and it was expected to keep on growing until 2023. Nonetheless, the most remarkable increase was recorded in 2017 and 2018, whereas in the following years the year-on-year growth was forecasted to be less significant.  

Annual trade balance of the Italian manufacturing industry 

Lastly, the projections about the international trade of the Italian manufacturing industry depict a quite steady scenario until 2020. In this year the trade balance was expected to amount to 91,486 million euros, whereas it was forecasted to achieve 98,097 million euros between 2021 and 2023.