The most recent inflation data shows “not just a bump in the road,” as one local economist put it, but a “pattern that’s starting to become entrenched.” Costs rose about 3.7% in Tampa Bay over the last year, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inflation in the region has been consistently higher than the national average, now at 3.5%. After months of inconsistent decline, .
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