What would help is if their nominal disposable income rose relative to their (fixed) debt service. Yet, with high levels of unemployment likely to keep nominal wage growth relatively subdued, typical troubled households could be worse off – with higher food and fuel prices cutting into disposable income.
即使是对于负有长期债务的受困家庭，高通胀的效果也远非确定。如果他们的名义可支配收入能以相对于（固定）债务利息较快的速度增长，那他们会从中受益。但是，由于失业高企，名义工资增长将相对平缓，因此普通受困家庭境况会恶化——食品和燃料价格上涨将吞噬他们的可支配收入。