(ANSA) - ROME, APRIL 04 - Italians have spent about 1.4 billion euros to set up the Easter tables remaining in their homes in almost 9 out of 10 cases (88%), while only 10% have taken advantage of the derogations to leave the muradomestiche within the foreseen limits: this is the estimate estimated byColdiretti / Ixe 'from which it emerges that cooking and table are classified as the main entertainment of Italians in the armored red Easter.
"A trend demonstrated - underlines laColdiretti - by the 15% increase in spending compared to last year but well below the values of the past with restaurants, trattorias and agritourisms open. There are then on average 4 people who sat together at the table, even though 2.5 million people celebrated in solitude ".
"But there are also 5.6 million Italians in absolute poverty - underlines the organization - forced to ask for help to eat in these Easter holidays, 1 million more than last year with the negative record since the beginning of the century, according to an analysis carried out. on Istat data ".
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