Outerwear. - Business Location Switzerland

Although expenditure in the South in total is lower - due to less North and Central part of Italy, where the import and distribution
disposable income - the share of expenditure for clothing (and structures are much better developed. Nevertheless, the South,
footwear) is at 7.7% and higher than the Italian average. Generally due to lower income, has a higher demand for ‘basic clothing
speaking, the more attractive areas for clothing sales are in the items’ (e.g. cotton products like cotton casual shirts and trousers,
T-shirts, knitwear).
Table 39: Comparison of household expenditure on selected categories by region, 2002 - 2006
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Monthly expenditure per household €
North Italy 2’413.89 2’572.14 2’699.75 2’726.62 2’859.61
Central Italy 2’347.88 2’466.15 2’391.75 2’478.17 2’494.53
South Italy 1’786.56 1’906.64 1’971.31 1’970.76 2’009.21
Italy 2’194.23 2’313.00 2’381.07 2’397.54 2’460.80
Spending categories
Clothing / footwear
Percentage distribution
North Italy 6.3% 6.0% 6.2% 5.6% 5.5%
Central Italy 6.4% 6.5% 6.4% 6.2% 6.10%
South Italy 7.9% 7.7% 7.7% 7.9% 7.7%
Italy
Housing
6.8% 6.7% 6.6% 6.3% 6.4%
North Italy 25.7% 26.4% 26.1% 26.6% 27.2%
Central Italy 26.5% 27.6% 27.6% 28.9% 28.8%
South Italy 21.4% 20.7% 21.7% 22.0% 23.0%
Italy
Fuel and electric power
24.7% 24.9% 25.5% 25.8% 26.0%
North Italy 5.2% 5.1% 5.0% 5.1% 5.3%
Central Italy 4.5% 4.6% 4.7% 5.0% 4.9%
South Italy 4.4% 4.5% 4.4% 4.7% 4.8%
Italy
Food and drinks
4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 4.9% 5.0%
North Italy 16.1% 16.6% 15.9% 15.8% 15.4%
Central Italy 18.8% 19.0% 19.0% 18.8% 19.0%
South Italy 24.3% 24.3% 23.8% 23.6% 24.2%
Italy 19.4% 19.5% 19.0% 19.0% 19.0%
Furniture, appliances and household services
North Italy 6.4% 6.1% 6.1% 5.9% 6.2%
Central Italy 6.8% 6.1% 5.6% 5.7% 5.6%
South Italy 6.8% 7.2% 7.2% 7.1% 6.4%
Italy 6.4% 6.2% 6.3% 6.1% 5.9%
Source: Analysis based on ISTAT