Overview
- Istat’s final data show consumer prices up 1.5% on average in 2025, with December at +0.2% month over month and +1.2% year over year.
- From 2021 to 2025, the overall index rose 17.1% while the basket of food, household and personal‑care goods jumped 24% and energy items climbed 34.1%.
- The Antitrust authority has opened an investigation into supermarket food prices in large‑scale retail, with consumer groups estimating an annual €561 hit for a typical family.
- Bank of Italy reports only marginal growth in consumption, a household saving rate up to 11.4%, and GDP growth projected at 0.6% in both 2025 and 2026.
- Sectoral splits in 2025 include jewelry up 22%, coffee up 20.7% and regulated electricity up 20.2%, while smartphones, laptops and olive oil recorded double‑digit price declines.