It’s getting harder and harder to hang on down here……..

Prices for consumer goods in South Florida are rising at a rate faster than in any metropolitan area in the nation. Again.

The troubling news for consumers came Thursday from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area rose at a 5.1 percent annual rate during the 12 months ended in October, compared with 3.5 percent nationwide.

The survey does not include Palm Beach County, but price increases for housing, transportation and other consumer goods are comparable across the region.

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