they are worried about it, with around two thirds saying it s affecting their mental health. more than half say they have cut back on the food they re buying to cook at home and nearly two thirds 64 per cent are going out to eat in pubs or restaurants less often. petrol and household energy bills are clearly a big source of worry. half of the people we asked are using their car less frequently while seven out of 10 say they ve turned off appliances in their homes to save energy. with prices rising at their fastest rate for 40 years, households budgets appear to be tightening as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. look at hers, mummy! summertime s here, but for many, the living is far from easy. there s plenty to spend cash on at this birmingham park. a family favourite. i don t want one, thank you. but many are cutting back. going to the pub less. just saving where i can. just have a few cans at home instead. i when you put the oven on,
turned off appliances in their homes to save energy. with prices rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, households budgets appear to be tightening as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. look at hers, mummy! summertime s here, but for many, the living is far from easy. there s plenty to spend cash on at this birmingham park. a family favourite. i don t want one, thank you. but many are cutting back. going to the pub less. just saving where i can. just have a few cans at home instead. i when you put the oven on, rather than just put one thing in there, you know, you do several things at the same time. we have to if we have to survive in this climate, you know, in this situation. at least the park is free. you ve just got to get there. the diesel is absolutely crippling me. just coming up here i paid £1.93 a litre and compared to what it used to be, i can t go out as much as i used to. not a chance. using the car a bit less,
a glimpse of the cutback economy. for many, it s now about staying afloat and preparing for more turbulent times ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, birmingham. 0ur correspondent ben boulos has been speaking to local businesses in salford about how the cost of living is affecting them. well, it s very much what we were hearing in emma s report, those pressures are really taking hold. we ve got some tempting fruit and veg on offer for you here on the stall this morning, some fresh tomatoes, some peppers and a couple of aubergines. and on a gorgeous day like this, people may be tempted to go out, visit their local market, go for a shop or get an ice cream, but the shadow looms large of the cost of living pressures. so much so that this survey the bbc has carried out has heard how people are cutting back on what they spend on essentials like food.a
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with around two thirds saying it s affecting their mental health. more than half say they have cut back on the food they re buying to cook at home, and nearly two thirds 64% are going out to eat in pubs or restaurants less often. petrol and household energy bills are clearly a big source of worry. half of the people we asked are using their car less frequently, while seven out of ten say they ve turned off appliances in their homes to save energy. with prices rising at their fastest rate for 40 years, household budgets appear to be tightening, as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. look at hers, mummy! summertime s here but, for many, the living is far from easy. there s plenty to spend cash on at this birmingham park. a family favourite. no, i don t want one, thank you. no, i m all right. ..but many are cutting back. going to the pub less. just saving where i can. just have a few cans