Flagship indicator
Monthly balance
70
Average monthly household surplus.
A medicine bill, transport spike or missed workday can erase a cushion this small.
Food stress
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42%
Reduced food variety or quality.
A plain-language route into food prices, coping behaviour and household welfare.
Health costs
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18.5%
Households facing catastrophic cost risk.
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