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Rising Prices Are the Biggest Money Worry for British Households, Survey Shows

调查显示，物价上涨是英国家庭最大的财务担忧。

Rising prices have become the biggest financial worry for households across the United Kingdom.

物价上涨已成为整个英国家庭最大的财务担忧。

A new consumer confidence survey from S&P Global found that people are increasingly gloomy about their money situation.

一份来自标普全球的新消费者信心调查发现，人们对自己的财务状况越来越感到忧虑。

The survey was published before official inflation figures, which were expected to show that prices are still rising quickly.

该调查在官方通货膨胀数据公布前发表，这些数据预计将显示价格仍在快速上涨。

The survey uses a consumer sentiment index to measure how people feel about their finances.

该调查使用消费者信心指数来衡量人们对其财务状况的感受。

The index dropped to 42.1 in May, down from 42.3 in April.

该指数在五月降至 42.1，低于四月的 42.3。

This is the lowest level since July 2023, when inflation in the UK was very high because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

这是自 2023年7月以来的最低水平，当时英国的通货膨胀因俄罗斯入侵乌克兰而处于非常高的水平。

The index tracks how people feel about their spending, savings, debt, and employment.

该指数追踪人们对其支出、储蓄、债务和就业的感受。

Higher fuel prices are one major reason for the growing money worries.

较高的燃料价格是日益增长的金钱担忧的一个主要原因。

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The strait of Hormuz, an important shipping route, has been closed because of the conflict in the Middle East.

霍尔木兹海峡，一条重要的航运路线，因为中东的冲突而关闭了。

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This has pushed fuel prices higher, and many people now fear that interest rates could rise as a result.

这推高了燃料价格，许多人现在担心利率可能会因此上升。

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Higher interest rates would make it more expensive for households to pay back loans and mortgages.

较高的利率会使家庭偿还贷款和抵押贷款变得更加昂贵。

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The survey also found that British households have seen a large drop in their savings.

该调查还发现，英国家庭的储蓄大幅下降。

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Savings fell at the fastest pace since July 2023.

储蓄以自2023年7月以来最快的速度下降。

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High energy prices and related costs have put serious pressure on household budgets.

高昂的能源价格和相关成本已给家庭预算带来了严重的压力。

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Maryam Baluch, an economist at S&P Global, said that inflation worries have taken centre stage.

标普全球的经济学家玛丽亚姆·巴鲁奇表示，通胀担忧已成为关注焦点。

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She added that the rising cost of living is eating into savings at a rate that has not been seen for a long time.

玛丽亚姆·巴鲁奇补充说，生活成本的上升正以长久以来未见的速度消耗储蓄。

Rising prices are Britons’ biggest money worry as inflation stays high, survey finds调查显示：通胀居高不下，物价上涨成英国人最大财务担忧

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