Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Italy

Italy: Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) was 1.04 million in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.04 million
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
1st
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.25 million
in 2005
All-time low
1.04 million
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Italy, 2005–2020

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2005201220202005: 1.2M2006: 1.2M2007: 1.2M2008: 1.2M2009: 1.2M2010: 1.2M2011: 1.2M2012: 1.2M2013: 1.2M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.1M2016: 1.1M2017: 1.1M2018: 1.1M2019: 1.1M2020: 1.0M

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1.04 million for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Italy peaked at 1.25 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million, in 2020.

That places Italy 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020) in Italy, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 1.25 million
2006 1.24 million -0.6%
2007 1.23 million -0.2%
2008 1.22 million -1.5%
2009 1.18 million -2.6%
2010 1.17 million -0.8%
2011 1.17 million -0.1%
2012 1.16 million -0.7%
2013 1.15 million -0.8%
2014 1.12 million -2.6%
2015 1.11 million -1.6%
2016 1.11 million +0.0%
2017 1.10 million -0.1%
2018 1.08 million -2.1%
2019 1.06 million -2.1%
2020 1.04 million -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.22 million 1.18 million 1.25 million 5
2010s 1.12 million 1.06 million 1.17 million 10
2020s 1.04 million 1.04 million 1.04 million 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 Spain 725,581 compare
  2. 3 France 697,283 compare
  3. 4 Germany 542,120 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Italy?
Distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Italy was 1.04 million in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.25 million in 2005.
What is the lowest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million in 2020.
How does Italy rank for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g)?
Italy ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 520 data points, 2005–2020
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