Household budgets across the OECD are barely keeping pace with inflation, as fresh data reveals income growth has slowed sharply just as GDP ticks higher, a divergence that is playing out very differently from one country to the next.
Real household income per capita in OECD countries increased by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2026, slowing from the 0.6% rise recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025.
