to give a sense of what we can expect to see with consumer inflation, consumer prices, the things that we spend. the sense, if it s falling here, it should continue to fall in consumer inflation which of course that report yesterday we saw, rate. jobless claims, this is the most real-time indicator of what s happening in the labor market. this comes out once a week and gives us a sense of how many americans are filing for unemployment benefits. we were expecting this number to actually tick up slightly, but it ticked down to 237,000, ticked down 12,000 from the week prior, continuing claims, that is the number of people who continue to file for unemployment benefits. that ticked up slightly, but was pretty much in line with what expectations were. guys, this is a sense of in a labor market that we had been expecting would start to soften, we are not really seeing that. perhaps marginally, but not really this. this continues to be strong at least right now.
energy bills are still nearly double what they were in 2019, when the price cap first came in. the charity, citizen s advice, says it helped 237,000 people with advice on their energy bills last year, more than any other cost of living topic. we know people are still really struggling at the moment. at citizen s advice we re helping nearly three people a minute with crisis support, and we are continuing to break really unwelcome records when it comes to helping people with energy debts. another charity, national energy action, says more than six million households are still in fuel poverty, meaning that after housing costs, they spend more than 10% of their income on energy. 0fgem says it works hard to support vulnerable consumers and anybody struggling with their bills should seek advice from their supplier. mark ashdown, bbc news. to the united states,
we think that unfortunately, prices are likely to stay high until the end of this decade. that s because the competition for energy on the global stage is going to continue, and the challenges during the energy transition, as we use more local renewable power, that s something that is going to take time to implement. energy bills are still nearly double what they were in 2019, when the price cap first came in. the charity, citizen s advice, says it helped 237,000 people with advice on their energy bills last year, more than any other cost of living topic. we know people are still really struggling at the moment. at citizen s advice we re helping nearly three people a minute with crisis support, and we are continuing to break really unwelcome records when it comes to helping people with energy debts. another charity, national energy action, says more than six million households are still in fuel
the charity, citizen s advice, says it helped 237,000 people with advice on their energy bills last year, more than any other cost of living topic. we know people are still really struggling at the moment. at citizen s advice we re helping nearly three people a minute with crisis support, and we are continuing to break really unwelcome records when it comes to helping people with energy debts. another charity, national energy action, says more than six million households are still in fuel poverty, meaning that after housing costs, they spend more than 10% of their income on energy. ofgem says it works hard to support vulnerable consumers and anybody struggling with their bills should seek advice from their supplier. mark ashdown, bbc news. to the united states actors union and majorfilm studios have agreed to keep working and continue talks until the 12th ofjuly in an effort
what they were in 2019, when the price cap first came in. the charity citizen s advice says it helped 237,000 people with advice on their energy bills last year, more than any other cost of living topic. we know people are still really struggling at the moment. at citizen s advice we re helping nearly three people a minute with crisis support, and we are continuing to break really unwelcome records when it comes to helping people with energy debts. another charity, national energy action, says more than 6 million households are still in fuel poverty, meaning that after housing costs, they spend more than 10% of their income on energy. 0fgem says it works hard to support vulnerable consumers and anybody struggling with their bills should seek advice from their supplier. mark ashdown, bbc news. let s speak to sam williamson, deputy money editor at which?