Archives for November 2012

What is the “Seattle” CPI?

What is the “Seattle” CPI?

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

We often are asked, what the “Seattle” CPI is and whether it only covers the City of Seattle, or King County.  In fact, the “Seattle” index covers the entire Seattle metropolitan area. [Read more…]

Seattle and National CPI Converge in Latest Numbers

Seattle and National CPI  Converge in Latest Numbers

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In our last inflation report, the August bimonthly Seattle-W CPI index was a full percentage point above the All Cities-W (2.7% versus 1.7%). However, the latest bimonthly CPI release shows a convergence of the two indices.  The October Seattle W has dropped to 2.3% while the All Cities-W has risen to 2.2%: [Read more…]