Consumption , collapsed spending New Year's Eve

For the traditional New Year's Eve Italians have spent this year at the table almost € 1.6 billion , 20 % less than last year . And 'what emerges from an analysis of Coldiretti / IXE , which includes an overview of the traditional date of end of the year , almost seven out of ten Italians (68% ) spent at home and only 6% at the restaurant, while holding the 3 % at the farmhouse.

" The difficult economic situation has undoubtedly weighed on the choices of Italian , prompting the majority of people prefer homemade solutions , though - says Coldiretti - without giving up the pleasures of the table , even in a time of economic difficulty . , 59% of Italians - Coldiretti - he spent the New Year's Eve as in 2012 but there is a 18% cut that up to half of the expenditure and 6% even further. but there is also a 10 per cent - Coldiretti - who came to spend up to 50 % more . "

With the New Year are estimated to have been uncorked about 80 million bottles of sparkling wine , but during the longest night of the year were also consumed 6.5 million pounds of precooked , an increase of 9 % compared to ' last year, served - concluded Coldiretti - along with 10 million pounds of lentils, ' called ' according to tradition to bring luck , given the difficult situation that the country lives .