AAT $21.63 +1.93% ▲ ABR $2.95 +2.08% ▲ ACA $149.15 -0.57% ▼ ACM $62.27 +1.01% ▲ ACR $12.53 +1.95% ▲ ADC $66.22 -1.16% ▼ AGNC $8.86 -0.09% ▼ AGX $352.69 +3.42% ▲ AHR $51.50 +0.86% ▲ AHT $2.64 -2.22% ▼ AIV $1.61 -2.42% ▼ AKR $18.62 -1.27% ▼ ALX $247.93 -0.19% ▼ AMH $31.20 -2.01% ▼ AMT $183.75 -0.08% ▼ AOMR $7.23 -2.30% ▼ AP-UN.TO $5.33 -4.65% ▼ APG $41.34 +1.40% ▲ APLE $18.61 -0.05% ▼ APPF $205.00 +1.76% ▲ APR-UN.TO $12.42 +2.39% ▲ ARE $39.91 -3.25% ▼ ARE.TO $53.27 +5.95% ▲ ARI $6.56 -0.46% ▼ ARR $12.67 +0.29% ▲ ATRL.TO $87.17 +0.70% ▲ AXR $20.98 -0.05% ▼ BDN $2.92 +0.69% ▲ BDT.TO $75.33 +3.15% ▲ BEI-UN.TO $61.70 -1.85% ▼ AAT $21.63 +1.93% ▲ ABR $2.95 +2.08% ▲ ACA $149.15 -0.57% ▼ ACM $62.27 +1.01% ▲ ACR $12.53 +1.95% ▲ ADC $66.22 -1.16% ▼ AGNC $8.86 -0.09% ▼ AGX $352.69 +3.42% ▲ AHR $51.50 +0.86% ▲ AHT $2.64 -2.22% ▼ AIV $1.61 -2.42% ▼ AKR $18.62 -1.27% ▼ ALX $247.93 -0.19% ▼ AMH $31.20 -2.01% ▼ AMT $183.75 -0.08% ▼ AOMR $7.23 -2.30% ▼ AP-UN.TO $5.33 -4.65% ▼ APG $41.34 +1.40% ▲ APLE $18.61 -0.05% ▼ APPF $205.00 +1.76% ▲ APR-UN.TO $12.42 +2.39% ▲ ARE $39.91 -3.25% ▼ ARE.TO $53.27 +5.95% ▲ ARI $6.56 -0.46% ▼ ARR $12.67 +0.29% ▲ ATRL.TO $87.17 +0.70% ▲ AXR $20.98 -0.05% ▼ BDN $2.92 +0.69% ▲ BDT.TO $75.33 +3.15% ▲ BEI-UN.TO $61.70 -1.85% ▼

PRIMERICA HOUSEHOLD BUDGET INDEX™ (HBI™): Purchasing Power for Middle-Income Americans Fell Slightly in September as Gas and Heating Costs Rose

October 29, 2026 · by Real Estate Presswire

DULUTH, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The latest Primerica Household Budget Index™ (HBI™) 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 100.0% in September, a decrease of 0.6% from August and down 0.4% from a year ago. Gas prices and home heating fuel costs rose sharply in September and were the primary drivers for the decline in spending power for middle-income households.

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