The start of the new school year means, for most parents, additional expenses related to getting children ready for school and in the current financial background of high inflation and rising living costs, almost 60% of parents are trying to limit themselves to a budget of RON500 at the highest for school supplies, reveals the latest survey by online recruitment platform BestJobs.
Japan's household spending in July falls 5.0 percent from a year earlier, the biggest drop in more than two years, government data shows as higher prices hit consumption.