The areas in which consumers around the world would first make spending cutbacks if their household budget were squeezed as a result of increases in the cost of living:
- Eating out
- Travel (holidays)
- Clothing
- Takeaways
- Technology purchases
- Buying video games/video game subscriptions
- Media streaming service subscriptions
- Attending sporting events
- Gambling
- Groceries
- Automobile costs
- Heating/lighting
- Mobile data plans/costs
- Insurance policies/premiums
- Healthcare