Largest Consumer Price Index increase for December since 1998

In December, Seattle's CPI increased 7.6% over the past 12 months — the largest increase in over two decades, according to the earliest available data. 

While data on the 12-month percentage change in CPI for December for the Seattle area is only available back to 1998, annual average data shows this is the highest increase since 1991.
Chart: Alison Saldanha / The Seattle Times Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics