Rates are usually raised to temper inflation that is already present in large amounts.

Okay, that is why I said "my money is on 'shit is getting wildly out of hand and we need to moderate it'."

The OP is taking a snaphot of data (failing to show WHEN inflation "increased" afterward and for how long) and asserting that raising rates will raise inflation. I think everyone here already knows that raising rates helps control inflation, so the assertion is already tenuous, but it's really suspect that that there's no clear time showing if rates inflated as a result, were already inflated, or were already on the rise.

I understand the concept perfectly clear, which is why I'm questioning the way the data is being presented because it's nebulous and contrary to the popular theories in economics.