More rarely, purchasing power can increase if prices fall. Inflation is the process of goods and services going up in price over time. Any time inflation occurs (i.e., prices go up), purchasing ...

Retired-worker benefits can hit a psychologically important level next year, but seniors are still likely to get the short ...

Falling gas prices and income gains, which rose 4% year-over-year, served as the main drivers for the modest improvement.

The purchasing power goes even further when you consider ... Mortgage rates continued to fall after Thursday’s reading, and the average 30-year fixed daily mortgage rate came in at 6.81% today.

National Survey: Purchasing Power of Middle-Income Americans Improves, While Majority of Families Still Report Falling Behind Due to Cost of Living Middle-income Americans remain concerned about ...

found the average purchasing power of middle-income families rose to 100.9% in December 2024, a 1.1% increase compared to a year ago and 0.2% from November 2024. Falling gas prices and income ...

Middle-income Americans remain concerned about inflation and the high cost of living, with many saying their income is not keeping pace, according to Primerica’s latest Financial Security ...