Tampa has worst inflation in US, 2.5% higher than national

While inflation is down nationally, it’s not down quite as much in the Tampa area. According to the new inflation reports published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, while the national inflation rate fell to 6.4%, Tampa is still above at 8.9%.

While the national inflation rate rose a reported 0.5% year over year in January, in Tampa, it rose 1.7%, more than three times higher than the rest of the country.

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