Overview

• Average monthly household consumption was €2,755 in 2024, essentially unchanged from €2,738 in 2023.
• 31.1% of families limited the quantity or quality of food and 35.3% did so for beverages, with food prices up 2.5% and food accounting for 19.3% of budgets.
• Inequalities remain pronounced: spending in the Nord-East exceeds the South by 37.9% (€834), and households composed only of Italians spend 31.8% more than those with at least one foreigner.
• Spending shifted toward hospitality and accommodation services, up 4.1% to €162 per month, while clothing and footwear was the most commonly reduced category (47.5%, rising to 57.6% in the South).
• Since 2019, nominal consumption has risen 7.6% against an 18.5% increase in the harmonized consumer price index, indicating a decline in real purchasing power.