Southern California’s 6.6% inflation rate highest in 31 years
Southern California’s 6.6% inflation rate highest in 31 years
Inflation’s hit to a Southern Californian’s checkbook hasn’t been this hard in 31 years — a time when “Home Alone” was a blockbuster hit and George H. W. Bush was president.
Consumer prices in Los Angeles and Orange counties rose at a 6.6% annual rate in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Everything from gasoline and household fuels to used cars and appliances and even…