Monthly budget up 10% in three months amid rising fuel prices: Survey

A total of 92 per cent of households in a survey have said their monthly household expenses have risen in the last three months, as prices of petrol, diesel, edible oil, household essentials, and other related products and services shot up. 

Seventy per cent of those surveyed saw at least 10 per cent increase in their monthly budget, while 55 per cent expect prices to go up by another 10 per cent in the next three months. 

The survey, conducted by Local Circles, received more than 23,500 responses from over 12,000 households across 323 districts. 

Local Circles is a