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Right now, its like 14.56. >> two years ago, carina opened up down to get tacos, catering special events. inflation has upended her business. >> have there been eevents wher you just lost money? >> oh, 100%. >> as we look over some of the weeks receipts, carina explains the hardest impact of inflation on a small businessowner is how unpredictable her world has become. the demand for her business is there. everything else is a nightmare. >> and that makes it hard for someone like you to run your ...

Arizona. >> so usually it would be the boneless would be about $1 a pound. right now its $1.84 a pound. this cheese used to be $9. right now it is like $14.56. >> reporter: two years ago, she opened up to catering special events. inflation has up-ended her business. >> have there been events where you lost money? >> absolutely. >> reporter: as we look at the receipts, she explains the hardest impact of inflation on a small business owner is how unpredictable her world has become. the demand for ...

A key measure of inflation has jumped to highest level since 1982. the bureau of labor statistics said the previous price index at 7.9%. >> americans from coast to coast are feeling the impact. cnn national correspondent ed lavandera has more. >> reporter: for a cold hard lessen on inflation, step into a refrigerator, where this woman stores the supplies she just bought for her pop-up food business in arizona. >> usually, it would be about a dollar a pound. right now, its $1.84 a pound. this che...

Skyrocketing gas prices, escalating rents, car prices rising and even the basics like food cost more. theyve all led to a 40-year high inflation rate in the u.s. ed levavandera talked to people about how its aching the bottom line. >> step into the refrigerator where this woman stores the food supplies for the pop up business he just started in phoenix, arizona. >> the bonus is about a dollar a pound. this cheese tuesdayed to be $9 right now its like 14.56. >> two years ago she opened up down to...

It costs you $ le.55 for a pint of beer. prices of everything are rising far faster than wages are -- a lot faster. and that means that in very real terms, the most real, people are becoming poorer. not just people who buy things, consumers, but also people who sell them, retailers. this is a disaster for small business. watch? >> for a cold hard lesson on inflation, step into the refrigerator where corinna stores the food supplies she just bought for her popup food stand business in phoenix, ar...