Rich Lombardy, with families who are able to save more and more, despite inflation and the cost of living. But loans fell by more than 1 billion. In 2023, the financial wealth of households in the region reached a total of 804.4 billion euros, an increase of 12.3% compared to 716.3 billion in 2022.
This increase, equal to 88.1 billion, was mainly driven by growth in shares, bonds and government securities (+23.4%) and in investment funds (+21.5%), while deposits recorded a slight decrease of 5.8%. Milan recorded the most marked increase, with household savings rising from 304.9 billion in 2022 to 341.3 billion in 2023 (+11.9%, +36.4 billion). The growth was led by shares, bonds and government securities (+23.3%) and investment funds (+20.5%), while deposits saw a slight decrease of 7.6%. Brescia saw savings increase by 13.4%, going from 73.2 billion in 2022 to 83 billion in 2023 (+9.8 billion). Here too, growth was driven by shares, bonds and government securities (+25.5%) and investment funds (+23.9%), with deposits decreasing slightly (-3.9%) . Bergamo recorded an increase of 12.6%, with savings increasing from 66 billion in 2022 to 74.3 billion in 2023 (+8.3 billion). Shares, bonds and government securities (+23.6%) and investment funds (+23.1%) were the main growth drivers, while deposits decreased by 5.5%.
The province of Monza and Brianza saw an increase of 12.7%, with savings rising from 58.1 billion in 2022 to 65.4 billion in 2023 (+7.3 billion). Growth was supported by shares, bonds and government securities (+24.4%) and investment funds (+22.6%), while deposits fell by 4.9%. In Varese, family savings grew by 11.3%, going from 58.7 billion in 2022 to 65.3 billion in 2023 (+6.6 billion), with strong growth in shares, bonds and securities state (+19.6%) and investment funds (+18.7%). Como recorded an increase of 13.2%, with savings increasing from 37.8 billion in 2022 to 42.8 billion in 2023 (+5 billion). Here too, growth was driven by shares, bonds and government securities (+26.1%) and by investment funds (+23.2%). (S
