Prices up 17 Percent in California Since 2020, Inflation Impacting Consumers
California has experienced one of the highest levels of inflation in the nation since 2020, with prices jumping 17 percent on average, according to a recent report from the state’s Legislative Analysts’ Office.
“It’s been worse for us than the numbers suggest,” California Bay Area resident Lisa Jackson told The Epoch Times. “Everything I have to buy for my family is more expensive, and the price of gas makes it really difficult to afford simple things like groceries. Vacation is out of the question.”
Volatile energy prices have been the costliest to consumers, spiking more than 28 percent since 2020 but significantly less compared to June 2022 when they were 49 percent higher than their norm….