ROME, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 12th Aug, 2026) Italian exports rose 1.6 percent in June from May and 9.8 percent from a year earlier, the National Institute of Statistics (Istat) said on Tuesday. Imports increased by 1.2 percent in month-on-month terms and 13.2 percent year-on-year (YoY), Italian news agency (ANSA) said, citing data from Istat. Exports to EU countries increased by 6.7 percent with respect to May 2026, while exports to non-EU countries dropped by 3.6 percent. On a YoY basis, exports to EU countries rose 15.1 percent and those to non-EU countries increased 4.1 percent. Imports from EU countries grew 9.1 percent, while those from non-EU countries climbed 18.7 percent.