The Italian statistical office Istat released its industrial production data on Wednesday. Industrial production in Italy fell at a seasonally-adjusted rate of 0.7% in December, after a 0.5% decline in November.

On a yearly basis, industrial production in Italy slid at a seasonally-adjusted rate of 1.0% in December, after a 1.1% increase in November. November's figure was revised up from a 0.9% gain.

Output of capital goods declined 1.6% year-on-year in December, output of consumer goods slid 1.0%, output of energy rose 0.4%, while output of intermediate goods decrease 2.6%.

In 2015 as whole, industrial production rose 1.0%.