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MILAN, Italy, Oct 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Italy's economy posted zero growth in 
the third quarter but avoided a technical recession after falling in the 
previous three-month period, official data showed Thursday.

In the second quarter, Italy's gross domestic product had fallen by 0.1 
percent compared to the previous three months, according to the Istat 
national statistics office.

Istat also confirmed on Thursday its forecast of 0.5 percent growth across 
2025 in Italy, the eurozone's third largest economy after Germany and France.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government revised down its growth 
forecasts in early October, after already cutting them in April due to 
increased US tariffs, and is now targeting growth of 0.5 percent for 2025.