PRIMERICA HOUSEHOLD BUDGET INDEX\u2122: Spending Power Moderately Improves for Middle-Income Families as Average Earned Income R

  • DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest Primerica Household Budget Index\u2122 (HBI\u2122) 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, was 100.1% in May, a 0.4% increase from a month ago and up 1.5% from a year ago. Purchasing power improved slightly in May as the average earned income of middle-income households rose more than the increase in the cost of necessity items. The Consumer Pric.