TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Bay was recently named among the areas with the worst inflation problems, according to WalletHub.

The report looked at how the consumer price index has changed within the last three months and the last year across 23 major metros.

It found that the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro had the third-highest rate of inflation in America.

Within the last three months, the consumer price index has changed by 1.10%. When comparing the data from a year ago, Tampa Bay has seen a consumer price index change of 3.30%.

According to WalletHub, the year-over-year inflation rate sits at 2.7% as of July, which is still above the target rate of 2%

The following five metros had the highest rate of inflation in America: • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA • San Diego-Carlsbad

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