Italian textile machinery manufacturers (ACIMIT) recently released data show that 4-6 months Italian textile machinery orders index rose 26% over the same period in 2016, 117.3 points (base: 2010 = 100). Specifically, the domestic market recorded a significant increase, the absolute value of 92.9 points (up from 66% in April-June 2010); foreign markets rose 22%, the absolute value of the index of 123.4 points. Alessandro Zucchi, president of ACIMIT, expressed satisfaction with the industry as a whole, "The data confirm that the current domestic market is recovering, which is the third consecutive quarter of the order index.