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Consumer Price Index reached 284.50 in February 2022, sitting 2.9 standard deviations above its 60-month average of 256.99. This represents the highest level in the dataset and marks sustained acceleration from the COVID deflation lows of 255.80 in May 2020. The timing coincides with unemployment at historic lows (4.30%) and 10-year Treasury yields rising 10.6% over 3 months to 4.47%. This suggests monetary policy may be responding to inflationary pressures. Notable: even environmental indicators show deviation patterns, with CO₂ and temperature anomalies both elevated. Is this broad-based deviation signaling a fundamental shift in economic conditions?