Dear energy: 16.5 billion more for Italian families and businesses

Since the beginning of the conflict in Iran, the high cost of energy has forced Italian families and businesses to pay more, estimated at around 16.5 billion euros compared to average prices in February.

This is what emerges from the CNA update as of September 30, indicating that almost half of the burden comes from fuel.

The increased cost of petrol and diesel is estimated at between 7.4 and 7.6 billion euros. This is followed by electricity, with 5.8-6 billion, and gas directly consumed by families and businesses, with 3-3.3 billion.

The month of September alone produced an additional bill of between 4.6 and 5.2 billion euros, approximately a third of the entire burden accumulated since the beginning of March. In the first fifteen days the increase was estimated between 2.2 and 2.5 billion; in the second half of the month another 2.4-2.7 billion were added.

Fuel was the main driver of the bill. Petrol reached the highest values since March 2022 in September. Diesel instead surpassed the previous peak of the 2022 energy crisis, establishing a new nominal historical high in the weekly series available since 1996.

On 21 September the weekly average of petrol had risen to 2.141 euros per litre, while diesel reached 2.351 euros per liter in the survey on 28 September. Values ​​that have directly affected the costs of businesses and, in particular, of businesses that use vans and work vehicles on a daily basis.

The price of fuel presents significant differences across the territory. In the MIMIT survey of 30 September, the Autonomous Province of Bolzano recorded the highest prices for both petrol, with 2.147 euros per litre, and diesel, with 2.360 euros.

Considering the regions alone, for petrol the highest average is recorded in Calabria, with 2.135 euros per litre, followed by Sicily, with 2.132 euros, and Basilicata, with 2.128 euros. Campania and Sardinia are also at levels higher than the national average, with 2,124 and 2,122 euros respectively.

For diesel, Sicily and Valle d'Aosta are in first place among the regions, both with 2.342 euros per litre. Followed by Calabria and Sardinia, with 2,339 euros, and Lombardy, with 2,327 euros.