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In 1920, the Italian Population is 39.5 millions. In 1930, VIII Year in the Fascist Era, the Italian Population is up to 41.5 millions. It will be 45 millions in 1940.
52% works in Agricolture, at an estimate 60 centesimi/hour.
22% can't Read or Write.
The average yearly income is 2800 Lire (will drop to 2200 in 1934).
A factory worker earns 300 lire/month in 1930, or 18 lire/day in 1936.
A clerk earns 650 lire per month.
A professor, or an Army Lieutenant, gets 850 lire per month.
| According
to the Bureau international
du Travail (1937)
the average Italian family eats
breakfast - bread and little else supper - vegetalble soup or "pasta e fagioli", bread and polenta (pudding of maice) and dried cod |
On the average, 58% of what is earned, is spent in victuals (will dropto 52.8% in 1934) ; 22 kgs of meat are consumed statistically by an Italian in 1928 (will drop to 18 in 1932 and 16 in '35).
Each day, four million cigarettes are smoked in Italy.
88% of the houses do not have a bathroom, but are served by "Condominial Lavatories" on the balconies, one each floor.
There are 150.000 radio sets in Italy in 1931, that will rise to 380.000 in 1934 and 1.200.000 in 1938.
150.000 houses and offices have telephones in 1934.
1 Lira = 20 Soldi = 100 Centesimi
1 Soldo = 5 Centesimi
1 Ventino = 4 Soldi = 20 centesimi
Rabbit - 5 to 7 lire/kg
Chicken - 5 to 7 lire/kg
Beef - 9 to12 lire/kg
Dried Cod - 2.5 lire/kg
Bread - 1.60 lire/kg
Rice - 2 lire/kg
Maize meal - 1.70 lire/kg
Flour - 2.70 lire/kg
Onions - 16 soldi/0.80 lire/kg
Common Wine - 1.80 lire/l.
Sugar - 6 to 7 lire/kg
Egg - 4 centesimi/0.04 lire each
Coffee - 30 lire/kg
Coffee surrogate - 15 lire/kg
Apples - 1.60 lire/kg
Table grapes - 2 lire/kg
Cigarettes - each 2 soldi; one packet of "Nazionali" is 1.70 lire - other brands, more expensive, include Eva, Regina, Macedonia (usually consdered women's blends), Aoi, Popolari, Giuba.
Newspaper - between 1 ventino/20 centesimi and 50 centesimi
Meal in a Regular Restaurant - 3 to 5 lire
Suit or Dress, made to measure - 1000 lire or more
Lotteria di Tripoli (est. 1933) - 1 ticket sold for 12 lire can get 6 millions.
Cinema - First Vision 4 lire, 1/1.2 lire for smaller venues
Refrigerator (imported, American) - 3500 lire
Radio - 3-valves, Telefunken, 1300 lire
Radio - cheap galena receiver, 100 lire
Radio - RadioBalilla model, 430 lire
Radio - La Voce del Padrone. 1250 lire
Radio-Gramophone "La Voce del Padrone" - 8000 lire
