Italians do not give up spending on Christmas at the table with an average of 106 euros per family, only 6% less than the holidays in 2021. This is what emerges from the Coldiretti / Ixè survey on 'Christmas on Italian tables' presented at the National Assembly.
The crisis caused by inflation has greatly differentiated the spending possibilities of families, so much so that 6% of Italians will allocate no more than 30 euros to Christmas lunch, while another 16% will stop between 30 and 50 euros, according to Coldiretti/Ixe' .
33% of citizens will spend between 50 and 100 euros, 29% between 100 and 200 euros, 7% between 200 and 300 euros.
But there is also a 2% that will go over 300 euros.
At a territorial level, the most passionate at the table are the Italians of the South, Coldiretti/Ixè continue, with an average of 123 euros per family, ahead of the residents of the Center (109 euros).
The North East stops at 102 euros, while in the Islands it reaches 95 euros on a par with residents in the North West.
"In these festive days we ask Italians to support the consumption of Made in Italy food products to help the economy, work and the territory" is the appeal of the president of Coldiretti Ettore Prandini in underlining the importance of "helping a supply chain that employs 4 million people in 740,000 farms, 70,000 food industries and 360,000 restaurants".
A choice that seems to find confirmation under the tree:
Meanwhile at a global level, according to a Coldiretti projection on Istat data, it is a historic record for Made in Italy food exports driven by wines, sparkling wines, grappa and liqueurs, panettone, cheeses, cured meats but also Made in Italy caviar, which only for the Christmas period 2022 reaches 5.3 billion euros, an increase of 20% compared to last year.
Leading the ranking this Christmas abroad is Italian sparkling wine, which drives the entire wine sector for which there is an overall increase of 12% in export value.