Sardinia is among the regions hardest hit by price increases caused by the conflict in Iran . Since the war began on February 28, inflation in Italy has increased by 4.4% (latest data available in October 2026).
At a regional level, however, where the data refers to September 2026, Sardinia with a +4% is in second place together with Veneto, behind Tuscany, where the increases are 4.2% .
These are regions where tourism is one of the strong points of their economy, and which have seen a disproportionate increase in accommodation prices, with the Island holding the record in this sense: +44% , Tuscany +36.1%, Veneto +17.6%.
Just outside the regional podium are Lazio and Sicily with +3.9 percent and Liguria and Friuli Venezia Giulia with +3.8 percent. The region least affected by inflation was Trentino-Alto Adige with +1.8 percent.
The items most affected by the price increases were electricity and gas with +28.7% , personal transport with +13.8% and passenger transport services with +9%, cell phones and computers with +8.3% and accommodation services with +6.1%. According to the Cgia research office, which processed the Istat data, the only items that registered a negative variation in these eight months were vehicle purchases with -0.1%, alcoholic beverages with -1.3%, household appliances with -2.2% and holiday packages with -8.1% .
Among the top 50 sub-items with the highest price increases, the largest increases were in recording media (cassettes, video cassettes, DVDs, CDs) with +64.8%, heating oil and kerosene for domestic use with +44.3%, heating gas with +39.2%, diesel with +32.2%, electricity with +23.9%, passenger air transport with +23.5% and petrol with +22.7% .
At the municipal level, however, peaks of +5.4% were recorded in Como, +5.1% in Siena and Lucca, +4.6% in Florence, Trieste, Verona, Vicenza, and Syracuse. The Sardinian cities: Olbia-Tempio +4.4%, Sassari +3.9%, Cagliari +3.7% .
(Unioneonline)
