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Country factfile

Area

301,245 km²

Population

60,535,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Population Aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	11,592.34	11,792.75	11,953.48	12,111.36	12,245.22
Population Density (people per sq km)	199.74	201.03	202.69	204.17	205.35
GDP Measured at Purchasing Power Parity (million international $)	1,721,178.79	1,795,793.26	1,810,451.62	1,740,125.86	1,767,120.45
Real GDP Growth (% growth)	2.04	1.49	-1.31	-5.03	0.90
Inflation (% growth)	2.09	1.83	3.35	0.78	1.40
Consumer Expenditure (US$ million)	1,112,100.53	1,253,800.33	1,371,326.64	1,276,454.39	1,286,741.28
Annual Gross Income (US$ million)	1,437,653.83	1,628,598.72	1,793,559.30	1,664,818.41	1,676,454.89
Annual Disposable Income (US$ million)	1,280,919.57	1,442,405.70	1,585,732.79	1,476,215.22	1,488,747.53

Source

• World Economic Factbook
• European Marketing Data and Statistics
• Future Demographic

Lifestyle indicators

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Consumer Expenditure on Food (US$ million)	151,913.37	169,322.20	183,382.71	169,361.26	169,565.24
Internet Users ('000)	30,764.00	32,000.00	29,118.00	31,123.56	33,015.42
New Registrations of Passenger Cars ('000)	2,329.90	2,493.10	2,160.10	2,129.70

Source

• Who Buys What
• World Consumer Spending
• World Consumer Lifestyles Databook

Market sizes

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Tourism Receipts (US$ million)	38,257	42,660	47,814	43,465

Source

• Consumer Western Europe

Business information sources

• Banca d'Italia
  (Central Bank of Italy) ( www.bancaditalia.it )
• Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) ( www.fao.org )
• Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
  (National Institute of Statistics) ( www.istat.it )
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) ( www.ifad.org )