Why is Italy in recession?

The recession in Italy last year appears to have been due to a combination of (temporary) disruption in the car sector and a (perhaps less temporary) decline in confidence among consumers and firms. The risks to our below-consensus forecast that Italy’s GDP will flat-line this year lie to the downside.

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