Atlanta’s inflation rate is above the national average.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Atlanta’s inflation rate is 7.9%.
On Thursday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Tom Smith, a professor in the practice of finance at the Goizueta Business School, told program host Rose Scott that the economy is growing at a fast pace now, but when the pandemic hit, the economy was pushed off its rails.
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