Construction has accounted for one-fifth of all new jobs produced in Italy during the last five years. With 3.3 million workers and over 350,000 new positions added between 2020 and 2025, the sector is a backbone of the national economy and looks ahead with confidence: 5.6% investment growth is expected in 2026, following a minor dip in 2025. This is according to a preview of the Federcostruzioni 2025 Report, which is currently being developed and was shown during the press conference to introduce the next edition of SAIE - The Construction Fair. After three years of strong expansion that allowed it to recover and exceed pre-crisis levels in 2008, the building and infrastructure construction sector entered a period of adjustment in 2025, with a limited overall decline (-1.1%), driven primarily by a drop in residential construction (-15.6%), but offset by a strong acceleration of activities related to the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) (+21%). The National Recovery and Resilience Plan is the sector's primary driver: 16,000 building sites are currently ongoing, with two-thirds having begun completion. However, the sector is already looking ahead to the post-NRRP era: between European and national funding, around €120 billion is available for the sector throughout 2033, a budget that, according to Federcostruzioni, will assure the sector's stability and consolidation even after the Plan expires.