Primerica Household Budget Index\u2122: Purchasing Power for Middle-Income Households Improves Slightly as Gas Prices and Auto I

  • DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest Primerica Household Budget Index\u2122 (HBI\u2122), a monthly economic snapshot measuring the impact of inflation on middle-income households alongside their earned income, found the average purchasing power for necessities rose to 99.6% in March, a 0.2% increase from a month ago and up 1.3% from a year ago. Purchasing power improved slightly in March as gas prices and auto insurance costs fell. Gas prices declined 0.9% and auto insurance costs fell 0.6% in March.