In May 2019, household consumption expenditure on goods increased again in volume*, +0,4% after +0.3%. In particular, energy consumption rose slightly (+0.6%) and manufactured good purchases rebounded (+0.6% after −1.5%).In May, energy consumption increased slightly (+0.6%), after a sharp rebound in April (+3.3% after −1.9%). Gas and electricity consumption rose sharply (+3.3%), mainly due to temperatures slightly lower than the seasonal norm. On the contrary, refined product spending fell sharply (−2.5% after +1.7%). In particular, petrol and diesel consumption strongly declined, despite a slight increase in ... (full story)