Unc, a blow to the shopping cart and holidays

"Vacation sting and trolley of the spending, rather than inflation stability. The fact that the general index is the same as in June, +1.7%, it is only a mirage, given that both compulsory and non-compulsory expenses increase holiday-related, i.e. everything that needs to be bought in the month of July". This was stated by the President of the Union National Consumers, Massimiliano Dona commenting on the data Istat. "Shopping cart takes off from 2.8% in June to 3.2%, which equates to an additional expenditure of 376 euros on an annual basis for a couple with 2 children, 261 for an average family" he explains. "As many as 6 out of 10 items in the top ten of economic price increases are linked to holidays - explains Unc - Packages come first national holidays with an astronomical increase of 16.1%, leap unacceptable considering that June was already a holiday month. Silver medal for holiday villages, campsites, hostels with a increase of 15.7% over June 2025. On the lowest step of the Intercontinental flights on the podium with +14.3%. In fourth place are Bookbinding services and E-books with +10.3%, followed by Beach resorts that, despite having just cried misery, in reality, despite the declared decline in inflows, they were taken advantage of anyway to increase the prices of 7.3% on the previous month". European flights follow, adds Unc (+4.3%), in seventh place Banking and financial charges and electricity market free, tied with +4%. The top ten is closed by all entries linked on holiday: Transport rental, Transport maritime and pensions all three with +3.4%. For the top ten of annual price increases, gold medal for Flights national with +35.9% on July 2024. In second place is coffee, +23.4%. Bronze medal for Cocoa and chocolate powder with +22.8%. "Inflation of +1.7% means, for a couple with two children, an overall increase in the cost of living of 606 euros on an annual basis, but of these 356 go only for the Food and non-alcoholic beverages. For a couple with 1 child, the additional annual expense is equal to 547 euros, but 315 euros are only for food and drinks" concludes Dona.