Italian Textile Machinery: Orders Index Declines in 2025 Third Quarter

In the third quarter of 2025, the orders index for textile machinery ACIMIT’s Economics Department (the Association of Italian Textile Machinery – compiled by Manufacturers) – recorded a 16% decrease In absolute terms, the index stood at compared to the same period in 2024. 41.8 points (base year 2021 = 100).

The decline reflects negative performances in both the domestic and foreign markets. Specifically, on the domestic market, orders fell by 17% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, with the absolute index value reaching 49.9 points.

Foreign orders also registered a 16% decrease compared to the third quarter of 2024, with an index value of 40.7 points. During the third quarter, the order backlog ensured four months of guaranteed production, slightly up from 3.9 months recorded in the second quarter.

Marco Salvadè, p resident of ACIMIT, commented: “The ACIMIT survey outlines a business climate where overall demand remains weak. In Italy the decline in order intake reflects the difficult period the textile supply chain is currently experiencing 3.9.” Mr. Salvadè added: “On foreign markets, however, we can see some signs of recovery. Although total order intake is still down compared to the first nine months of 2024, Italian textile machinery exports — data for the first half of the year — India, Pakistan, and Egypt.”

Finally, the main Asian trade show for textile machinery, 2025, has just concluded in Singapore, offering some reasons for optimism within based on official some key markets such as ITMA Asia + CITME the sector. Salvadè concluded: “I believe the 100 Italian exhibitors can be satisfied both with the number and quality of visitors and with the business prospects generated by the many contacts made during the exhibition. I hope that the work carried out at the trade fair will translate into a stronger order intake within a geopolitical context marked b y reduced uncertainty.”