The revolution in cart. Travel in Italy changing consumption
Italy is a case in, after almost 5 years, the increasingly slow recovery (+1,2% the expected change of GDP in 2018 versus 1,5% actual 2017), It is to the benefit of a few, no lifts the fortunes of the middle class and even goes further down the conditions of families in greater difficulty.
In essence who is poor remains such: the 62% the Italian that is in 20% less in income distribution is such that even after 4 years, a higher percentage of 5,5 percentage points compared to the average of 36 OECD countries.
From these premises come not encouraging data on consumption.
Italy's 2017 It remains at the tail end in Europe with a reduction of household consumption compared to 2010 by more than 2% (-2,2%) against a solid +12,7% German, of a +10,2% French and Spanish of a substantial stability (0,1%).
And last year the figure Italian (+0,7%) It is the lowest among the major European economies. Wealthy families spend 4 times more than those with lower spending power and between thirty family and a Calabrian year is equal to the difference 17.000 €.
So begins the press release presenting the Fuel Report Coop.
Negative signs in addition to the uncertainty about the future and pushing, President of Coop Italy Marco Pedroni, in a recent radio speech, to ask the rulers to avoid interventions that provide for the increase in VAT, considered by the latter an unfair tax that hits all the same way by increasing the purchasing power disparities in many parts of the Italian company.
The Coop Report It is a very important indicator in the consumer world. It tells of the economic and social transformations that run our country by changing the "shopping cart": greener products, more bio-ethnic food and ready to be eaten. of butter and chocolate Less.
Alex Gaetani