Consumers Change Lifestyle to Cope With High Prices

Consumers are being forced to change their spending habits as prices for essential items such as gas and food shoot up, according to studies from the United States, U.K., and Canada.
Consumers Change Lifestyle to Cope With High Prices
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A prices board is pictured at a gas station in Strasbourg, eastern France, on May 10, 2011. The prices of the domestic gasoline beat a new historic record in France, reaching 1.5492 euro/liter, about $8.24US/Gallon.  (Patrick Hertzog/Getty Images)