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Country factfile

Area

301,245 km²

Population

59,083,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Population aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	11,379.34	11,592.34	11,736.83	11,863.04	11,982.68
Population density (people per sq km)	198.78	199.76	200.22	200.52	200.78
GDP measured at purchasing power parity (million international $)	1,632,428.57	1,716,915.31	1,787,590.22	1,825,369.48	1,796,599.12
Real GDP growth (% growth)	0.66	2.04	1.56	-1.04	-5.15
Inflation (% growth)	1.99	2.09	1.83	3.35	0.75
Consumer expenditure (US$ million)	1,061,446.89	1,112,171.01	1,255,667.88	1,378,575.61	1,349,246.83
Annual gross income (US$ million)	1,283,165.75	1,345,610.88	1,523,867.19	1,683,087.53	1,638,248.31
Annual disposable income (US$ million)	1,225,668.13	1,274,387.71	1,428,215.91	1,570,978.12	1,540,215.88

Source

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

Lifestyle indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Consumer expenditure on food (US$ million)	145,792.8	151,923.0	169,574.4	184,352.1	179,019.4
Internet users ('000)	28,000.00	30,764.00	32,000.00	29,118.00	31,123.56
New registrations of passenger cars ('000)	2,244.37	2,329.93	2,493.11	2,160.13
Consumer electronics (EUR million)	2,748.44	2,735.52	2,744.46	2,785.59
Dog and cat food (EUR million)	1,400.76	1,448.00	1,485.56	1,517.73	1,542.60

Source

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

Market sizes

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Soft drinks (million litres)	13,855	14,192	14,522	14,815	15,091
Soft drinks (EUR million)	4,382	4,462	4,555	4,635	4,713
Tobacco (EUR million)	14,391	13,174	12,532	12,082	11,727
Cosmetics and toiletries (EUR million)	7,801	7,961	8,141	8,334	8,550
Tourism receipts (US$ million)	35,319	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 )