Primerica Household Budget Index™ Data: Purchasing Power for Middle-Income Americans Remained Flat in February

DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest Primerica Household Budget Indexâ"¢ (HBIâ"¢) 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, is estimated at 101.4% in February, unchanged from January and up 1.8% from a year ago. "Rising energy costs will be important to watch for middle-income households in the months ahead,†said Amy Crews Cutts, Ph.D., CBE®, economic consultant to Primerica. ". ...