
Inflation
Valley’s 12.3% inflation among highest in nation; U.S. at 40-year high – Cronkite News
Image by Foto-Rabe from Pixabay The Phoenix area posted one of the nation’s highest inflation rates over the past year at 12.3%, compared to a national rate of 9.1% that was itself the sharpest rise in more than 40 years. Data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the increase in the consumer