Average Italian to spend 1,850 euros on energy this year

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 6 - The average Italian is set to spend a whopping 1,854 euros on energy and fuel this year, according to a study released by the research unit of retailers association Confcommercio on Tuesday.
    It said this means that energy spending had reached an all-time high of 9.7% of the overall average per capita annual spending of 19,000 euros.
    The association said soaring energy bills will repress many areas of non-obligatory spending, with the risk that consumer confidence will fall.
    The study said obligatory spending would amount to 8,154 euro per capital in 2022, 43% of total expenditure and a rise of 152 euros on last year.
    It said housing accounted for 4,713 euros of that figure.
    (ANSA).