The high prices cut by 6.3% the quantities of food products purchased by Italians who however are forced to spend 6.6% more due to the price increases caused by the energy crisis. The situation of difficulty is made clear by the fact that low-cost food purchases fly: food discounts mark a jump of +10.3% in sales in value, which is the highest in detail. The result of the discounts highlights the difficulty faced by Italian families who have spent almost 13 billion more to buy food and drinks in 2022. This is what emerges from the Coldiretti analysis on ISTAT data related to retail trade in November. Among the categories of products that have weighed more on the increases in the cart are vegetables, which precedes on the podium "bread, pasta and rice", and "meat and cold cuts"; in fourth place the fruit precedes the fish, then "milk, cheese and eggs" and then "oil, butter and fats". The categories "mineral waters, soft drinks and juices", "sugar, jams, honey, chocolate and sweets", "coffee, tea, cocoa and salt" and "condiments and foods for children" follow with smaller additional payments. The present situation forces Italians to hunt for the lowest prices by changing stores, supermarkets or discounts in search of promotions for different products.
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