The Italian market research company Osservatorio Findomestic estimates the volume of the DIY market in Italy in the year 2018 at around EUR 4.645 bn. According to this survey, it has grown by 0.8 per cent. As prices have dropped at the same time by 0.1 per cent, the value of the increase is 0.7 per cent. The market volume for 2017 is specified at EUR 4.612 bn, the value of the growth at 3.9 per cent.