Latest data released by Istat - 5 March 2019

  • Final GDP WDA 0.0% vs +0.1% y/y prelim

Preliminary figures can be found here. An improvement in the revision to the quarterly reading but the yearly reading was a downgrade to flat growth. So, there's pros and cons but it doesn't change the fact that Italy did encounter a technical recession at the end of last year. That's the key takeaway from the final report here.