Category: households
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Inflation climbs to 3% as pricier food, flights and private schooling hit households
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UK inflation jumped to 3 % in January, an increase of 2.5 % in December, driven by increasing food costs, high air prices and increasing private school fees. According to the National Statistics Office (ONS), this is the fastest rate of price growth in 10 months. Food for groceries such…
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Consumer confidence slumps to year-low as households brace for ‘dark days ahead’
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Consumer confidence in the United Kingdom has decreased sharply to its lowest point in more than a year, according to the latest GFK data, indicating that families are pessimistic about both personal financial resources and the broader economic expectations. January numbers show the total consumer confidence index in GFK a…
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300,000 Israeli households have switched electricity suppliers
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Nearly 300,000 households have switched their electricity accounts away from the Israel Electricity Corporation (IEC) as of Monday, January 13, following the electricity reform, which was launched six months ago, Noga Electricity Systems Management, which manages the electricity structure, reported. Electricity in Israel. This number is three times higher than…
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Australia’s GDP Growth Disappoints as Households Hunker Down
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Breadcrumb links BMN Business Australian economic growth remained sluggish in the three months to September, as higher government spending helped overcome weak exports and restrained consumer demand. Article writer: Bloomberg News Swati Pandey Published on December 3, 2024 • 2 min read You can save this article by registering for…
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AI is being used to send some households cash relief payments
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Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted families in North Carolina and Florida will benefit this week from a new disaster assistance program that uses a model not commonly used in charity in the United States: giving people quick, direct cash payments. The nonprofit GiveDirectly plans to send $1,000 payments on Friday to some…
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Guess What Percent Of Households Have Over $1 Million? You Might Be Shocked By The Number Of Millionaires
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Guess what percentage of households have more than $1 million? You might be shocked at the number of millionaires Many people Dream of joining the millionaire’s club This dream has become a reality for many Americans. According to the latest Federal Reserve data as of the end of 2022, the…
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UK Households with No Work Reach 12-Year High Amid Labour Crisis
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The number of UK households in which no adult is working has reached a 12-year high, highlighting a deepening jobs crisis that experts warn is stifling Britain’s economic growth. In the first quarter of this year, there were 269,000 non-student households in which no adult was employed at all, the…