Overall, food purchasing habits in Italy varied between 2017 and 2018. Indeed, 65.57 percent of the households participating in the survey asserted that the food they purchased in 2018 had the same quantity and/or quality as that bought during the previous year. Nevertheless, almost 32 percent of the Italian families said that the food quality and/or quantity decreased between 2017 and 2018.
When it comes to food, how would you describe your purchasing habits compared to the previous year?
Characteristic
Share of households
I purchase the same quantity and/or quality than one year ago
65.57%
I purchase less quantity and/or worse quality than one year ago
31.44%
I purchase more quantity and/or better quality than one year ago
2.36%
I purchase, but I didn't use to purchase one year ago
0.21%
I do not purchase, and I didn't use to purchase one year ago
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