Food and energy inflation on the rise

If you feel like you've been paying more at the pump and at the grocery store, the statistics prove it.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes semi-annual inflation report for the Tampa Bay region and it recently reported a 3.2% increase in the consumer price index in the second half of 2011 compared with the same six months in 2010.

The biggest spike in the Tampa Bay area came from energy and food prices. Energy prices rose 12.2% in the second half of 2011 compared with the second half of 2010. Food prices climbed 5.6% in that same period.