NEWS BRIEF: Atlanta residents suffer the worst inflation in the country
Life in the ATL is not cheap
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Inflation in the Atlanta area hit 7.9 percent in October, making it the highest rate among major U.S. cities, and twice as much as San Francisco. Atlanta residents paid 21 percent more for expenses such as fuel and vehicles than they did a year ago, and the price of clothes went up 11 percent. Recreation and housing costs rose significantly as well. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the national average to be 6.2 percent, the fastest annual increase since 1990. bnnbloomberg.ca