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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsItaly’s economy grew more than first estimated at the start of the year, according to its national statistics office.Italian GDP rose 0.3% in the first three months of the year, instead of an initial estimate of 0.2%.The detail shows that the pick-up in growth was led by households’ demand, with growth in households’ consumption picking up to 0.5% quarter-to-quarter, from 0.1% in Q4 last year.Otherwise on the domestic front, government spending was flat, after having grown 0.2% on the quarter previously. Fixed asset investment, meanwhile, grew by 0.7% on the quarter—weaker than 1.0% quarterly growth in Q4 2025, but still relatively strong overall.Higher energy prices will also constrain output in the manufacturing sector.Admittedly,