Thread: Top 10 price hikes in last 10 years

Its not just utilities that have shot through the roof!!


Fruit - 126 per cent
Lamb and mutton - 100 per cent
Utilities - 96 per cent
Electricity - 91 per cent
Water and sewerage - 91 per cent
Tobacco - 87 per cent
Fruit and vegetables - 81 per cent
Cheese - 70 per cent
Gas and other household fuels - 77 per cent
Fresh and processed meat - 64 per cent

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/money/money-m...#ixzz1Z2w4FgZa

Its ok, were booming here in the west, my only problem is caviar, everyone is eating it here so the good stuff is in short supply

What about the wage increases over the last 10 years also reported in that piece?

Originally Posted by Tillyfloss

What about the wage increases over the last 10 years also reported in that piece?

hey!! don't have a go at me, i'm just passing on the news (don't shoot the messenger an all that).

It's as they report in the story, the uncertainty is the problem as people don't know what is around the corner. A job for life is long gone, in fact job security is a thing of the past. Prices are outstripping wages and anyone who believes the farcical inflation figures handed out by our 'leaders' is seriously deluded. The 'boom' is only benefiting a very small %, for the average person their buying power and standard of living just keeps getting lower, you just need to talk to some real people to realise that.

That's the real problem, for the average family wages aren't keeping pace with the rapid rises.

Originally Posted by Tillyfloss

What about the wage increases over the last 10 years also reported in that piece?

Originally Posted by Tillyfloss

What about the wage increases over the last 10 years also reported in that piece?

lets not let the facts cloud a good story.

On a side note, I have heard the price of Frog Legs is on the rebound

As I say wages aren't keeping pace with increases for the average family.
http://www.news.com.au/money/money-m...-1226147501138

Originally Posted by Tillyfloss

What about the wage increases over the last 10 years also reported in that piece?

Originally Posted by Tillyfloss

What about the wage increases over the last 10 years also reported in that piece?

They seem to be well ahead of inflation, all the people I know are doing very well

MORE than 14,000 energy customers in New South Wales can't pay their electricity bills and are up to $1650 in debt. Despite the privatisation of the state's electricity retail network, the number of customers on hardship assistance programs has jumped in the past year.
The state government's low-income energy household scheme has also seen a significant take-up, with more than 730,000 customers receiving a $200 rebate.
Householders, who copped electricity increases of up to 18 per cent in July, are facing further rises of up to $20 a year after state-owned distribution companies applied for rises.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/money/money-m...#ixzz1Z8D4oOB0