May 2, 2012
It's a well-worn mantra from some politicians that Australians are "doing it tough".
Not so, says a new study called Prices These Days! The Cost of Living in Australia.
According to the study, complaints about the rising cost of living appear to have little basis in fact.
Incomes have more than kept up with prices, and in 2009-10 the average family was $224 a week better off than in 2003-04.
The study, by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling at the University of Canberra and AMP, says it is ”bigger lifestyles” rather than higher costs that are exerting pressures on many households.
The study shows income and pension gains and a decade of low inflation have meant all family types are relatively better off, including working families with children, pensioners, high-income earners, and even families in the lowest-income bracket.
Power bills, mortgages, medical services, fruit and vegetables are all up in price.
Computers, and appliances are down. Petrol has increased 208 percent since 1984, but is still cheaper than in every country except the US, Canada and Mexico.
What are we spending our money on? Holidays, eating out, alcohol, tobacco and fast foods.
So, are we enjoying the good life, but complaining more? What do you think?
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