Milan, Dec. 21 (LaPresse) – It will not be an austerity Christmas and families will spend a total of more than 25 billion euros between gifts to put under the tree, food purchases, lunches and dinners at restaurants and travel. This was stated by Codacons, according to which the average expenditure per family for the upcoming festivities rises to 992 euros. For Christmas gifts for friends and relatives, spending will amount to 9.5 billion euros, underlines Codacons, thanks mainly to the Black Friday effect, with as many as one purchase out of two made during the period of discounts that represented an early Christmas gift, consolidating the trend of recent years.