US media: The cost of raising children in the United States under high inflation rose to a low -income single -parent family burden of low -income single -parent families over $ 300,000 or more

Overseas Network, August 20th. According to the Wall Street Journal on August 19, the cost of raising children in the United States has soared significantly with the high inflation. 10,000 yuan). The increase in expenses increased proportioned to the burden of low -income families such as single -parent.

According to the Brookings Instification of the Brookings Institute, after analyzing data from the US Department of Agriculture, it was found that the high inflation rate caused American families to spend greatly in food, housing, haircuts, and sports. Family, raising a child born in 2015 to the age of 17 was US $ 310,700 (about RMB 2.118 million), with an average of $ 18,000 (about 123,000 yuan) per year. The newly estimated amount was obtained after the inflation rate exceeded 9%, and the cost of childbirth was increased by more than 26,000 US dollars (about 177,000 yuan) from the original estimated child raising cost.

Sorchl, a researcher at the Brukins Society, said that raising children is constantly increasing the burden because all expenses have increased much now. Increased expenses to increase the burden of low -income families in an incomplete proportion. For single -parent families with annual income of 20,000 to 30,000 US dollars (about RMB 136,000 to US $ 205,000), find out additional funds to cope with the increase in children's increase in expenses. It becomes difficult. (Overseas Network Hou Xingchuan)

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