Consumi, Confcommercio: “2020 worst year after the war, lost 2000 euros each”

With an overall decline in consumption of 11.7%, equal to over 126 billion euros, 2020 recorded the worst data since the second post-war period; a figure which is weighed down by the 60.4% reduction in spending by foreign tourists, equal to a loss of approximately 27 billion, 23 of which mainly concentrated in the regions of the Center-North (Lazio and Tuscany in the lead). These are some of the numbers that emerge from the 2019-2021 Consumption Report of the Confcommercio Research Office with the regional analysis and forecasts for 2021. As for per capita expenditure, the collapse in demand has led, on average, to a reduction of over 2,000 euro compared to 2019, bringing consumption back to 1995 levels. But Confcommercio notes that the loss of consumption has had different trends in the territory: the North and the Center are the most penalized areas (Veneto and Valle d’Aosta are the regions with the greatest consumption losses of over 15%), while the South recorded slightly less negative dynamics