Rome, 10 June (LaPresse) – “We are well aware that Italy’s long-term growth is insufficient, yet, despite everything, the fundamentals of the Italian economy remain encouraging. Household disposable income, in terms of purchasing power, has consolidated at levels higher than those of 2019; employment has exceeded 24.3 million workers and inflation, at 3% or slightly above, is largely due to rising energy commodity prices. Industrial production itself has recently shown signs of recovery and consumption is essentially holding up, starting with purchases of durable goods”. So said Confcommercio President Carlo Sangalli in his report to the annual general meeting.