The price of a Christmas dinner has risen 30% in two years (Image: PA)
The cost of a Christmas dinner has risen faster than the average wage in Carlisle over the past two years, recent analysis suggests.
The Trades Union Congress said a plan must be made to jumpstart the economy as working people struggle to cover costs during the Christmas period.
Using Office for National Statistics figures on inflation, the Stop the Squeeze coalition estimated the cost of a traditional Christmas dinner has risen 30 per cent over the past two years.
Meanwhile, recent ONS data on wages shows the median monthly income for people in Carlisle has risen 18 per cent from £1,841 in November 2021 to £2,176 last month.
It means the Christmas dinner bill has grown 1.6 times faster than wages in the area.
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