Primerica: Middle-Income Purchasing Power Falls in September as Energy Costs Rise

• Primerica's Household Budget Index fell 0.6% in September to 100%, signaling weaker purchasing power for middle-income Americans.
• Purchasing power declined 0.4% from a year earlier, primarily driven by sharply higher gasoline and home heating fuel costs.
• Necessity costs rose 4.5% year over year, outpacing the 3.7% increase in the Consumer Price Index.
• Average earned income increased 0.2% month over month, with annual growth of 3.3% lagging necessity inflation.

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