THE cost of living in the countryside has been rising nearly twice as fast as in urban areas over the past year.
THE cost of living in the countryside has been rising nearly twice as fast as in urban areas over the past year.
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The findings come from the Countryside Living Index, a new quarterly survey, which was launched yesterday by rural insurer NFU Mutual.
The analysis – studying a "basket" of the 21 items consumed more regularly by those living in the countryside – revealed that year-on-year "rural inflation" levels averaged 7.7% over 12 months, compared to the national average (consumer price index) of 4.3% for the same period.
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