SoCal inflation hits 3-year high
The government confirmed today what Southern California consumers already knew: inflation is on the rise especially anything food- or energy-related. Consumer prices in February in the Orange...
View ArticleGas prices pump up SoCal inflation 3.3%
Southern California consumer prices rose 3.3% in April over the same period last year led by a 34.1% spike in gasoline prices, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Overall, the Consumer...
View ArticleGas, food hit SoCal consumers in November
Southern California inflation eased 0.1% in November, but gave little relief to consumers who have seen prices jump 3% in the last year, mostly due to higher gasoline and food costs, the Bureau of...
View ArticleSoCal gasoline prices jump 24% in 2011
Inflation in Southern California fell 0.5% in December and was up 2.2% year over year but that overall figure masked the pain for motorists who saw the highest average annual increase in gasoline...
View ArticleGasoline hits February SoCal consumer prices
Consumers didn’t need a government report today to know that consumer prices were up in February. All they needed to do was look at the gas pump. Photo by Sam Gangwer/Orange County Register The...
View ArticleGas, food prices push up March inflation
Southern California consumers felt a double dose of pain in March with rising gasoline and grocery prices contributing to a 1% jump in inflation, the highest one-month increase in a year, the...
View ArticleFalling gas prices in April give SoCal consumers a break
April was a good month for Southern California consumers who were helped by a 3.2% drop in gasoline prices after suffering through a 10% jump in March, the government reported today. Photo by Joshua...
View ArticleLower gas prices tame SoCal inflation
Southern Californians finally started getting some relief on gasoline prices in May which resulted in only a 0.1% increase in inflation for the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In...
View ArticleFalling gasoline prices give SoCal consumers a boost in June
The long-awaited drop in gasoline prices finally gave Southern California consumers some relief in June, as inflation fell 0.4% for the month, the first month-over-month decline in six months, the...
View ArticleConsumers in SoCal get a brief break in prices
Falling gasoline prices kept a lid on Southern California inflation last month, but that relief was short-lived after a 20-cent spike at the pump in the last week. The consumer price index in the...
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