(ANSA) – ROME, JULY 16 – A new wave of price increases has hit Italian consumers in the last month, with prices and tariffs that in some cases register three-digit increases. This was reported by Codacons, which analyzed Istat inflation data, highlighting the sectors and items that recorded the most substantial increases compared to last year.
The record of price increases is undoubtedly up to air tickets, with European flight fares today 139% higher than in 2021 – explains Codacons – International flights cost 124.1% more, intercontinental ones 70.7% more.
Food shopping is also very expensive: continuing a consolidated trend, seed oil is the product that registers the highest prices in this sector (+ 68.7% on 2021), followed by butter (+ 28.1%), pasta ( + 22.6%), flour (+ 22.6%), tomatoes (+ 19.4%), peaches (+ 18.4%), pears (+ 17.2%).
Another sore point is the “home” item: in June electricity tariffs increased on an annual basis by 87.5% for the free market, and by 67.6% for the protected one.
A drain on a holiday: car rental costs 35.5% more than last year, ferries increase by 18.7%, hotel and motel rates are 22.8% more expensive, holiday packages international sales rose by 6.2%.
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Source: Ansa
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