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Primerica Household Budget Index™: Purchasing Power for Middle-Income Households Improves Slightly as Gas Prices and Auto Insurance Costs Decline

DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest Primerica Household Budget Index™ (HBI™), 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...

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