Inflation has overtaken the COVID-19 pandemic as Americans’ top economic concern for 2022, according to the latest edition of the Argyle-Leger Confidence Report. Market research and analytics firm Argyle said in a Jan. 31 statement that, while many Americans fear that the pandemic will continue to have a damaging impact on the economy in 2022, it’s surging prices that are front-of-mind. Based on a survey of 1,005 Americans between Jan. 1 and 2, the report found that 66 percent of respondents cited inflation as their top worry for this year, 53 percent said it was the COVID-19 pandemic, 38 percent cited supply chain problems, and 31 percent pointed to excessive government spending. “While there are many reasons for public pessimism as 2022 begins, it’s eye-opening to see inflation dwarf the pandemic as a top concern,” Argyle CEO Daniel Tisch said in a statement. “The fact that COVID is now a secondary …