Rome, Oct. 13 (LaPresse) – “The data released today by Istat unequivocally demonstrate how essential goods and services for households have been hit by rampant inflation, with prices rising at a much faster pace than average inflation.” Codacons said this, commenting on the report Stories of Data on Consumer Prices. “Istat’s figures confirm the numerous warnings issued by Codacons in recent years regarding retail price trends in Italy,” the association explained. “Prices and tariffs rise year after year, but essential household expenses are subject to the steepest increases, and in some cases goods and services cost twice as much as they did 25 years ago. This is the case for housing and household utilities, which saw price increases approaching 120% between 2000 and 2025, and for food, which rose by 90% over the same period, compared with inflation of 63% over the past 25 years,” Codacons pointed out. “These are expenses that households cannot do without, as they concern essential goods, and their increases weigh more heavily on people’s incomes and purchasing power.” “Unfortunately, these figures are set to worsen in 2026, with the war in the Middle East having reignited the inflationary spiral and triggered double-digit price increases for fuels and energy, dealing Italians another heavy blow,” Codacons concluded.
Inflation, Codacons: “Data show price surge, further deterioration in 2026”
Rome, Oct. 13 (LaPresse) – “The data released today by Istat unequivocally demonstrate how essential goods and services for households have been hit by rampant inflation, with prices rising at a much faster pace than average inflation.” Codacons said this, commenting on the report Stories of Data on Consumer Prices. “Istat’s figures confirm the numerous warnings issued by Codacons in recent years regarding retail price trends in Italy,” the association explained. “Prices and tariffs rise year after year, but essential household expenses are subject to the steepest increases, and in some cases goods and services cost twice as much as they did 25 years ago. This is the case for housing and household utilities, which saw price increases approaching 120% between 2000 and 2025, and for food, which rose by 90% over the same period, compared with inflation of 63% over the past 25 years,” Codacons pointed out. “These are expenses that households cannot do without, as they concern essential goods, and their increases weigh more heavily on people’s incomes and purchasing power.” “Unfortunately, these figures are set to worsen in 2026, with the war in the Middle East having reignited the inflationary spiral and triggered double-digit price increases for fuels and energy, dealing Italians another heavy blow,” Codacons concluded.