NORFOLK, Va. — It seems like every winter and summer we suffer the sticker shock of the power bill, seeing how seasonal temperature changes can greatly impact our energy consumption. But where does ...

Economists have always been interested in understanding the link between household consumption and savings. New research analyzes how people substitute time for money. Conventional wisdom says that ...

(a) Name: Average household size. (b) Brief Definition: Ratio of the total population to the total number of households. (c) Unit of Measurement: number of persons per household. (d) Placement in the ...

High inflation in Nigeria caused a N14.29tn real-term drop in household spending, eroding purchasing power and pushing millions more into poverty.

Household gold holdings, now valued at nearly 80% of GDP, are supporting consumption, lending, and currency stability amid ...

Economic volatility remains a fact of life in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Household-level shocks create large consumption fluctuations, raising the incidence of poverty. Drawing on micro-level data from ...

BEIJING--China will increase the proportion of government investment for people’s livelihoods and raise the percentage of household consumption of GDP “significantly” over the next five years, ...

By Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, Reporter THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) said household consumption in the Philippines is likely to rebound in 2026 on the back of easing inflation and interest rates, ...