In September, prices of 4,2% surge. Confcommercio: less purchasing power by the end of the year 

Prices are heating up. According to preliminary estimates by Istat, in September the national consumer price index (covering all products and services) recorded a change of +4,2% year-on-year, compared with +3,3% in the previous month.

The highest figure of the last 3 years. The sharp increase is mainly due to the price trend of regulated energy (from +18,6% to +25,9%), unregulated (from +17% to +22,2%) and unprocessed food (from +3,8% to +5,5%).

Shopping trolley surge

Price surge in the shopping basket (food and household and personal care products): +1,7% year-on-year from +0,9% in August.
Inflation also surged in the main European countries: in Spain prices jumped by 4,9% year-on-year and in France by 3%. In Germany, the figure is expected to be around 3%.
According to the research department of Confcommercio, “changes in the prices of unprocessed food will necessarily soon be reflected in those of processed food: the possibility that household purchasing power will decline in the final part of the year must be taken seriously. On the other hand, the fact that core inflation is well below 2% is reassuring evidence of the functioning of our country’s production and distribution system, an equilibrium that could nevertheless be disrupted by the continuation of multiple and intense external shocks”.

Gdo: a brake on increases

Carlo Alberto Buttarelli, president of Federdistribuzione, points out that “international tensions are reflected in the prices of energy goods and fuel a situation that continues to generate negative economic effects for households and businesses”.
In this complex scenario, in modern retail “there is substantial price stability, confirming the value of the role played by businesses in containing the impact of rising costs on households. This commitment is further expressed through the renewal of the agreement with Masaf to support the Carta Dedicata a Te for the years 2026 and 2027: through a dedicated discount, eligible recipients will be able to increase the value of the card allowance by 15%, while also benefiting from the promotions normally available at points of sale” .

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This article was translated from the original Italian version with the assistance of artificial intelligence. In case of discrepancies, please refer to the original Italian version.