Thursday, October 31

A third of US households have trouble paying their bills each month, survey finds

Desde 2020, la encuesta de la Oficina del Censo no mostraba una cifra tan alta de personas preocupadas por su economía.
From 2020, the survey of the The Census Bureau did not show such a high number of people worried about their economy.

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Javier Zarain

Although inflation fell slightly last April, more and more American families are having trouble paying their bills, according to a survey conducted by the Census Bureau.

The results showed that more than one-third of Americans experience financial stress because they have difficulty paying for basic necessities such as food and gasoline.

Food was the component that most fueled inflation last month, while gasoline adds weeks touching price records national average, according to AAA measurements.

The results were the product of the household pulse survey carried out by the Census Bureau between 19 of April and last May 9.

According to the survey, the percentage The percentage of Americans who consider that it is somewhat or very difficult to pay daily expenses reached a peak of 2020, when the covid pandemic began-19.

But it is not in all the regions of the country, the perception is the same. In some states, the perception that the purchasing capacity is becoming more limited due to inflation almost reaches 50% of the population.

In Mississippi households it is about 50%, while in Kentucky it is 41.6%, while in Virginia of the West the percentage came to 41.8%, according to survey data .

In other states, financial stress reaches 41% of respondents in Alabama, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and California.

According to a study by Moody’s Analytics, the average American family spends $311 additional dollars each month due to price increases associated with inflation.

I know According to the families surveyed, prices on everyday goods such as food, gasoline, rent and medical care are now more difficult to pay.

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