average

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The state pension is also rising by 4.8% in line with average wages, owing to the triple-lock, which means:

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The average retail price of a gallon of gas rose to $4.110 a gallon on Sunday, up from last month’s average of $3.251 a gallon, according to AAA.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

But it’s notable that private equity overall returned 15.1% annually on average between 1984 and 2024, versus 11.7% for the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

According to NPR, “official government tallies show that foreign direct investment last year was $288 billion — slightly less than the previous year and below average for the last 10 years.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Three hundred dollars was a little more than the average person got paid in a month outside the camps in America.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata