9.7% on average. almost 10%, that far out paces the national average, and this is impacting small businesses, especially restaurants who have to work through the supply chain, to get the chicken and the alcohol that they need. and we spoke to one business owner who's really feeling that, based on his suppliers, and here's what he told us, the albany restaurant, brian bow. >> we don't want to raise prices. we see it creeping up, see our margin getting smaller, and at some point something has to give. you have to take care of your guests and employees and take care of the business to make sure it's here in another 80 years. >> reporter: now president biden has reacted to this very challenging inflation number, 9.7%, right, and it's the number one issue for so many people as we approach the midterm elections right now, and he said this in part, a large contributor to inflation this