53.8% of citizens indicate that the country's economic performance has worsened over the past year. The pandemic has brought pessimism: in fact, until 2020 the opinion prevailed that the situation was basically stable. Little optimism, even when thinking about Italy's economic future in the next 12 months, although many hope for stability: according to 31.2% of Italians the situation will remain stable, while for about 30% it will worsen, only for 8.5% there will be an improvement, and as many as 30.2% do not know or do not answer. These are some of the data released yesterday by Eurispes and contained in the Italy Report, now in its 35th edition, which revolves around six chapters, each of which offers a dichotomous reading of the reality examined. Despite the perception of a worsening economic situation in the country, 42 percent of citizens say that their personal/family economic situation in the past 12 months has remained stable. The expense that most often puts families in difficulty is paying rent (48.4 percent), followed by bills and utilities (37.9 percent; +3.5 percent compared to 2022) and mortgage payments (37.5 percent), while 3 out of 10 Italians have difficulty paying medical bills (30.1 percent; +5.6 percent). On the savings front, only about 1 in 4 Italians say they manage to save (24.6%), and 38.9% of households are forced to use savings to make ends meet.
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