Overview
- Confcommercio’s study estimates €57.4 billion in net thirteenth‑month payouts to workers and pensioners in December.
- After about €9.4 billion set aside for IMU, TASI and vehicle tax, roughly €48 billion remains for consumption, rising to €49.9 billion when self‑employed workers are included.
- Christmas gifts are projected at €10.1 billion with per‑capita spending near €211, the highest gifts total since 2020, as 81.5% plan to buy presents and 47.8% say they will do so with pleasure.
- Average household spending this month is pegged at €1,964, up €53 or 2.8% from 2024 and about 6.9% above 2019 levels.
- Recent momentum includes about €5 billion in Black Week sales (+20% year on year) and stronger outlays for leisure and culture (+17%), appliances (+10.5%), personal wellness (+4%) and dining out (+0.8%).