cost of living

Energy cost down, food prices remain stubbornly high

ISTAT said Wednesday that 5.6 million people in Italy were living in conditions of absolute poverty in 2021, adding that this meant the scale of the problem remained at the record level registered the previous year. The national statistics agency...

Some 4 Italians in 10 will cut their consumption due to the Ukraine war, a report by Legacoop and the polling agency Ipsos said Tuesday. A whopping 95% of Italians is convinced that the conflict will bring repercussions for the...

Italian inflation was 6.5% in March, up from 5.7% in February, national statistics agency ISTAT said Friday. This was 0.2 percentage points on its preliminary estimate of 6.7%, issued two weeks ago. Catania showed the biggest price rise, at 8%,...