re: Map of inflation by states

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This is true but doesn’t explain the gulf states that have the gulf and MS river to ship fuel and agriculture goods relatively cheaply

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Eh, Louisiana and Texas are lighter and have a larger coastline with more deep water ports. Louisiana also has the Mississippi. I’m not sure on the numbers but it could be that Mississippi and Alabama simply don’t have enough goods coming through h their ports and instead rely on interstate truck travel.

I’m just spitballing baw

The south is also nationally low on the price index scale so any increase would be seen as a “larger” increase than other areas.

A 10 cent increase is felt more in the south than up north.

Idk