Inflation in Naples: The Highest Rate among Major Cities Monitored by Istat

Naples is the city, among the major ones monitored by Istat, where the most significant annual inflation rate is recorded in January: 1.9%, more than double the national average (0.8%). On an annual basis, the sector with the most significant price increase is that of food products, with a plus 7.7% compared to the month of January 2023. The Unc calculates that in Naples, the highest among the regional capitals and municipalities with more than 150 thousand inhabitants, this translates into the highest additional expense on an annual basis, equivalent to 419 euros for an average family. In second place is Perugia, where the price increase of 1.7%, the second highest inflation rate ex aequo with Trieste, results in an annual expenditure increase of 417 per family. Bronze medal for Trieste which with +1.7% has an additional expenditure of 415 euros per year for a typical family. Just off the podium is Bolzano (+1.4%, 3rd place for inflation, equivalent to 405 euros), then Venice (+1.4%, 369 euros), in sixth place Florence (+1.4%, +366 euros), then Livorno (+1.4%, 357 euros), Milan (+1.2%, 343 euros) and Verona (+1.1%, 283 euros). Rimini closes the top ten (+1%, +272 euros). In the ranking of the most virtuous cities in Italy, Campobasso wins where inflation equal to -0.7% translates into a saving equivalent, on average, to 145 euros on an annual basis. Silver medal for Reggio Emilia, where the price decrease of 0.4% results in an annual expenditure decrease of 109 euros for a typical family. On the lowest step of the podium of the most saving cities, Ancona which with -0.3% has a cut in expenses equivalent to 66 euros per year for an average family. The rise in inflation in January is particularly worrying if we consider the rise in prices in the primary sectors for families. This is stated by Assoutenti who speaks of a black crisis for food, commenting on Istat data. 'In the food sector, prices, also considering drinks, increase on an annual basis by +5.8% in January', explains the president Gabriele Melluso. 'This means - he adds - that just to put food on the table, a family with two children finds itself spending 466 euros more on an annual basis today. For this reason, we ask the Government to study measures to counteract the high prices, such as the anti-inflation basket implemented last year'.