Global cost of living

  1. A man pays for his petrol using his bank card at the petrol pump.

  2. Stock image of a woman at home looking at a laptop

  3. Katie, with long brown hair and a fringe, is smiling and holding a baby wearing a pink cardigan and striped dress holding a toy

    • BBC Radio 4

  5. A rear-view shot of a mother walking along a footpath with her young son, she is also pushing a pushchair, they are wrapped up in warm clothing on a cold day.

  6. A pile of sterling notes, with several pound coins sitting on top of them.

  7. Darrell Dragon smiles at the camera while sitting in a bus shelter. He is bald and wears glasses. He wears a black leather jacket.

  8. Sarah Dolan with brown hair tied back, wearing a beige hoodie. She is kneeling down, smiling, next to a brown glass cabinet full of food items. It is in front of her house with a sign on it stating "Avenues & Dukeries Community Pantry".

  9. Four vans and caravans can be seen parked up beside The Downs in Bristol on a summer's day.

  10. A woman with short dark red hair is stood outside by a main road and office block. She is wearing a pale grey jumper with a coloured scarf around her neck, long earrings and has glasses on. She is facing the camera and smiling

  11. A woman sits with her laptop on her knee reading household bills and looking worried. She is wearing a blue shirt and pyjamas and there is living room furniture to one side with a table. Blue curtains are open at the window.

  12. A woman with short brown hair is smiling at the camera, wearing sunglasses, a grey cardigan and a grey backpack

  13. A man and woman anxiously look through their finances

  14. Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) gestures as he speaks to workers, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, during a visit to a Jaguar Land Rover car factory on April 7, 2025 in Birmingham, United Kingdom

  15. Two older women reading a map

  16. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City, on April 3, 2025.

  17. A yellow plastic dining tray. In one section is some food, which appears to be meat and vegetables covered in gravy. In another, smaller section is some chopped-up fruit while a blue plastic cups sits in another.

  18. Stephanie Swann standing in the countryside.

  19. Woman wearing a blue hoodie and black top stirs ingredients in a slow cooker. The slow cooker is black and inside there is what looks liked mashed potato inside. Along the counter you can see two white kettles on the right and on the left a partial view of another slow cooker with a metal serving spoon inside.

  20. A man with short dark brown hair and a stubbly beard, wearing a dark green sweater, is standing with his arm around a woman with shortish dark blonde hair and black-and-white-rimmed glasses. She is wearing a green blouse and is holding a small white dog.

  21. A small white puppy plays with a toy held up to it by someone's hand. It's a very cute puppy, and it has its right paw up as it sniffs the toy.

  22. Naveed Amini, 43, Sultana Amini, 69

  23. Vending machine with fruit juice, onions, bacon, pies and fresh vegetables in shipping container at The Old Tractor Shed Farm Shop in Brookland

  24. A woman holding a young girl, who is holding a doll, as they look at the boiler in their home.