Inflation in the Bay Area: Breaking Down Why Everything Costs More

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By Scott Budman •  • 

The latest inflation numbers are higher this week compared to last week, with everything from food to gas on the rise.

In San Jose, Cafe Rosalena owner Bryan Garrett breaks down why even his sandwiches are costing more these days.

“It’s not only the food costs here, it’s what got it here — transportation, distribution, labor to get it here,” Garrett said.

The government calls it a rising consumer price index. Garrett calls it a gas problem — fuel costs make it more expensive to move product, whether the destination is the sandwich shop or the store.

And it’s not just food that costs more, it’s people too. According to Adobe Analytics, domestic flights cost 47% more than they did at the beginning of this year.

Watch Dan’s review of the Bay Area inflation causes here!

By Dan Varroney

3 decades of experience working with multiple Industries and understanding different Association challenges by helping build strategies that add long term value. Comprehensive understanding of Associations, as Senior Vice President for the National Association of Manufacturers’ National Membership & Grass Roots operation, as President of the American Solutions Advocacy organization, & as President and CEO of the Association for Corporate Growth. Considerable background on impact of legislative and regulatory policy on Industries, has provided analysis on economic performance and M&A trends in outlets that include CNBC, CNBC Europe, Fox News, Fox Business, Dow Jones Marketwatch, Bloomberg, and the BBC. Strategic perspectives are frequently sought out by CEO Update, a leading source for Association news and information. Authored over 145 blog articles on Strategic Planning & Member Engagement. Facilitates knowledge sharing among forty -five Association CEO’s at the Growth Strategies & Member Engagement Forum.  Served as a member of the Prince William County, Virginia Strategic Business Planning Team. District Three Councilman in the Village of Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, twenty one years. B.A. in American History from the Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. and earned a Certificate from the Yale School of Management, New Haven, Connecticut in Leadership and Team Effectiveness. Member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).