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Sample surveys

To serve economic analysis, the Bank of Italy conducts periodical sample surveys on households, businesses and selected intermediaries. The main features and results are set out in specific issues of the Supplements or other periodical publications.

Micro-data for the Survey on Household Income and Wealth can be downloaded here, along with technical documentation for users and further descriptive material.

  • Survey on Household Income and Wealth
    This biennial survey gathers information on the income, savings, wealth and other socio-economic indicators of Italian families.
  • Survey of Industrial and Service Firms
    This annual survey, carried out in the first half of the year, gathers information on the current and expected activity of Italian industrial and service firms with 20 or more employees, focusing on variables related to employment, investment and sales.
  • Business Outlook Survey of Industrial and Service Firms
    This annual survey, carried out in the second half of the year, gathers qualitative information on the short-term outlook of Italian industrial and service firms with 20 or more employees.
  • Survey on inflation and growth expectations
    This quarterly survey gathers information related to the expectations held by industrial and service firms with at least 50 employees on inflation rates, economic growth, and own prices and performance.
  • Italian housing market survey
    The survey, conducted quarterly, covers a sample of real-estate agents and concerns recent developments in the housing market and the short-term outlook.
  • International tourism
    Statistics › Statistics on external transactions and positions
    Results of the frontier sample survey on Italian international tourism, with data on tourist expenditure, the nature of journeys and the characteristics of tourists. (Available only in Italian)
  • Bank Lending Survey (BLS)
    Results for Italy of the bank lending survey conducted in the Euro area by the Eurosystem.


  • Statistical database (BIP on-line)
    The interactive database containing information in the form of historical series on money, credit intermediaries, interest rates, the financial market, the financial accounts, the public finances, the balance of payments, external debt and Italian international investment position.

  • Press releases in chronological order, news on important issues for the Bank, the schedule of events, procedures for accreditation for journalists, timetable of statistical publications, photo gallery and video gallery.
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