https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/01/12/bay-area-consumer-price-inflation-lower-economy-gasoline-food-home-pge/ > Consumer prices in the Bay Area finally started showing some signs of cooling off, although the annual increases in living costs in the region remain far higher than is typical — or desirable — a new government report shows. > The Bay Area inflation rate in December was 4.9% on an annual basis as measured over the one-year period that ended last month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.