section_path: Impact by region or country/Europe/Italy
section_name: Italy
paragraph_text: Italy
  
  Italy's unemployment rate is expected to rise to 11.2%, with 51% fearing unemployment in March.
  
  The preliminary estimate of 1Q20 Italian GDP showed a 4.7% quarter on quarter fall (−4.8% YoY), a much steeper decline than in any quarter either during the Great Recession or the European debt crisis.