尽管汽油价格近期有所回落，但食品和交通等其他领域的通膨尚未完全显现，且随著薪资增速放缓，许多家庭正透过动用储蓄和增加债务来维持消费开支。
随著劳动力需求降温，薪资增长已较前几年放缓，劳动者不再像「大辞职」时期那样频繁跳槽以寻求更高待遇，但相对稳定的就业市场仍支撑著消费信心。
According to data compiled by Bloomberg, inflation in key private-sector industries has outstripped wage growth for two consecutive months, largely driven by a surge in energy prices from the Iran war, resulting in a sharp decline in purchasing power.
Although gasoline prices have recently decreased, inflation in other areas such as food and transportation has yet to fully materialize, forcing many households to draw down savings and take on debt to support spending as wage growth slows.
As labor demand cools, wage growth has slowed compared to previous years, and workers are no longer switching jobs for higher pay as they did during the "Great Resignation" era, though a relatively stable job market continues to support consumer confidence.