The thirteenths start to increase again.
After the crisis of 2020, this year the amount of the additional monthly payment - to be paid in December - should reach 43.7 billion euros, over 360 million more than last December, although still 1.2 billion at below 2019, the year before the outbreak of the pandemic.
A sum that should generate Christmas purchases of 21 billion, about 2.7 billion more than in 2020.
Confesercenti estimates it on the basis of a survey carried out by Swg for the association.
More than 35 million Italians, including pensioners and employees, will receive the thirteenth month's salary, for an average amount of just over 1200 euros net.
Much of this figure will be used for household and family expenses (almost 15.7 billion, over 3.3 billion more than last year + 27.4%), while the percentage destined for the purchase of gifts will drop (5.4 billion, 10.2% less than in 2020) and that relating to debts to be paid (from 13 billion last year to 10.2 this December).
Concern is growing more and more about the increase in inflation and the expensive bills but also the uncertainty for the future, given the growth of infections from Covid-19 and the fear of new restrictions: this is why an increase in savings is expected , which will be 12.5 billion, almost one billion more than in 2020.
"This year the thirteenth should give a much more consistent boost to consumption than last year", explained the trade association, "an increase due primarily to the resumption of work after the stop imposed by the pandemic and the consequent reduction of Debt. A sign that bodes well, even if there are elements of concern. The growth in savings, which increased for the second consecutive year, is linked to a persistent state of uncertainty, in turn due to the prolonged health emergency. We need an injection of confidence: let's accelerate on the fourth doses and clear the horizon of the hypothesis of new restrictions, which would worsen the deterioration of the climate and would place a mortgage on the recovery in progress ".
(Unioneonline / F)
