Low inventory and strong demand is pushing up prices at a faster
pace than household income growth in the region.
Not exact matches
We upgraded our view on U.S. consumer discretionary stocks last fall and still believe that
households are in a better position
than they were just a few years ago: Consumer debt is down while
household wealth is up, gasoline prices are much lower
than a year ago and the U.S. is creating jobs at the fastest
pace since the 1990s.
In the September quarter,
household consumption rose by 1.1 per cent, a slight increase from the
pace in the June quarter, but less
than might have been expected given the boost to incomes from the budget measures.
For more
than 30 years, food banks across the country have worked to address food insecurity in Canadian
households; however, keeping
pace with the growing need for services continues to strain resources.
TORONTO — Canadian
household debt hit a record high during the third quarter, as it grew at a faster
pace than disposable income, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada.
Last year, the total amount of
household debt climbed at the fastest
pace in more
than a decade.
Unfortunately, for most renters,
household income tends to be significantly lower
than that of homeowners and their wage growth has not kept
pace with rent growth.
From 2007 - 2010,
household growth averaged about 500,000 per year — less
than half the 1.2 million annual
pace averaged prior from 2000 - 2007.
It also helps that I've decided to leave work early today to get
household chores done at a slower, more joyful
pace rather
than in a frenzy later tonight.