Italy's economy grew by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of last year from the previous three months thanks to inventory accumulation and firm investments, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Wednesday, confirming a previous printout. Year-on-year, fourth quarter gross domestic product in the euro zone's third largest economy increased by 0.8%, also in line with the estimate ISTAT made on January 30. Over the whole of 2025, the Italian economy grew by 0.5% from the year earlier, ISTAT reported on Monday.