(Finance) – TheNational Consumers Union conducted a study drawing up the classification full of cities with major ones price increases nodded with regard to 2 items in the basket, Food and beveragesAnd electricity and gasprocessing the latest Istat data for the month of July.
If in Italy the prices of Foodstuffs and the alcohol-free drinks they rose in July by 10% on an annual basis, already causing a sting equal to an average of 564 euros per family, in many cities it has gone even worse. Leading the ranking of the worst cities is Cosenza where for food and drinks there is an increase of 13.1% compared to July 2021, +847 euros in terms of increase in the cost of living for an average family. In second place Viterbowith an increase in prices of 12.8% and an annual increase of 713 euros, the third Imperia where eating costs + 12.7% more, equal to 680 euros.
Followed by Sassari (+ 12.4%, 569 euros), Ascoli Piceno (+ 12.2%, 664 euros), in sixth place Catania (+ 9.5%, +551 euros), then Verona and Terni (both +11 , 5%, respectively 621 and 690 euros), and Padua, Forlì-Cesena, Arezzo and Olbia-Tempio (+ 11.4% for all). It should also be considered that the amounts in euros refer to one family average. The situation for the larger nuclei is much worse. For Italy it goes from the average of 564 euros, to 769 euros for a couple with 2 children, 919 euros for couples with 3 or more children. A similar progression also applies to individual cities.
On the other hand, the cheapest city to eat and drink is Bergamo, where prices grow “only” by 7%, equal to an additional expense of 400 euros. Silver medal for Cremona (+ 7.3%, +418 euros) and on the lowest step of the podium Parma (+ 7.7%, + € 412). Como (+ 8.1%, 463 euros), Milan (+452 euros), Aosta and Piacenza (+ 8.3% for all 3) also did well.
For Electricity, gas and other fuelsan item that includes gas, electricity (protected and free market), heating oil and solid fuels, if in Italy the increase in July was already spatial, + 59.2% the trend figure, with a blow to the family on average at 798 euros on an annual basis, in some cities there was even a doubling compared to last year.
To win the ranking of the most beaten citizens is Bolzanowhere expenses for electricity and gas take off by 107.3% on July 2021, silver medal a Trento, + 105.2%, even here more than double. On the lowest step of the podium Perugia (+ 65.9%). Followed by Terni (+ 65%), Teramo (+ 64.4%), in sixth place Varese and Lodi (+ 63.6% for both), then Milan and Catania (+ 63.5% for both). Brescia closes the top ten with + 63.4%.
The less harassed cities are Genoa (+ 51.1%), in second place Reggio Calabria (+ 51.7%), bronze medal a Benevento (+ 51.8%). Among the big cities, Naples is also doing well, in eighth place for the virtuous with + 52.6% and Turin, which closes the top ten of the best with + 52.7%.