What Affordability Means
There are multiple definitions of affordability, none all that precise.
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April's Electric and Gas Rates
April’s Consumer Price Index was reported on May 15. The overall CPI, for all goods and services, was up 3.4 percent as compared with a year earlier – April 2023.
This follows the recent trend of inflation that is moderate. Though not as low as desired.
Better news about average weekly earnings. They’re now 3.9 percent greater than a year earlier.
The average price or rate per therm for utility natural gas service was down 1.9 percent as compared with a year earlier.
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February's Electric and Gas Rates
Overall CPI for all goods and services was up 3.2% compared with a year earlier.
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January's Electric and Gas Rates
Overall CPI was up 3.1% from January 2023 for all goods and services.