Italian Xmas: less presents, more quality

Italian are going to make less present to relatives but pay more attention to quality. This is what emerges through a research elaborated by Future Concept Lab for American Express.

Despite the previous year, the Italian have declared that they are going to spend their money wisely. Basically, they are going to buy clothing (68,2%), secondly on books, cds and dvds (49,3%), then on food (25,2%).

The family remains the fulcrum of italian Xmas, so that over 73% of interviewees will spend the festivities at home. Moreover, the 57% has declared that is fundamental having friends to share important moments with, while the 53% is convinced that it is possible to be happy with few. If we look at the passions of italian, those pay attention to environment (58,7%) , culture (54,8%) and tradition(52,2%). To be considered is the attention to pleasant and healthy food that is a key point for 43,7%.