In April, the downward trend in industrial production. In fact, the Istat index lost one percentage point compared to March and -2.9% in the comparison with the same month last year, net of calendar effects, the fifteenth consecutive month with the minus sign in front. In the first four months of 2024, the industrial production contracted, overall, by -3.3% compared to the same period last year. In this scenario, the area of plastic and rubber articles shows a decline of -1.1% compared to the previous month and -1.8% on April 2023, bringing the contraction between January and April to -4% compared to the first four months of last year.

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