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U.S. cities with the worst inflation: August update
Author(s)Keith A. Reynolds
These major cities are being impacted the most by inflation.
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Inflation continues to cool nationwide, but the impact isn't being felt equally everywhere.
These are the six cities that have been impacted the most by inflation. The following rankings are based on changes in the consumer price index over two months and over a year.
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