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PRIMERICA HOUSEHOLD BUDGET INDEX™ (HBI™): Rising Gas Prices Limit Purchasing Power of Middle-Income Americans in April
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DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest Primerica Household Budget Index™ (HBI™) data, a monthly economic metric that examines how inflation and wage trends impact the ability of middle-income families to afford life's everyday necessities, is estimated at 99.4% in April, down 1.7% from March and 0.3% from a year ago. The decline is driven mainly by increasing gas prices, which rose 11% in the past month and 28% year-over-year. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation for a com.