{
  "meta": {
    "index_name": "Basket Report Grocery Basket Price Index",
    "area_code": "0000",
    "area_name": "U.S. city average",
    "latest_obs_date": "2026-07-01",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-08-13T18:25:33.237195",
    "generated_at": "2026-08-13T22:29:41.503307+00:00",
    "methodology_version": 2,
    "source": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Average Price Data",
    "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/cpi/",
    "disclaimer": "BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.",
    "total_items": 24
  },
  "reference_note": "Comparable basket of 11 items priced across all four census regions; each item at its latest available price.",
  "comparable_items": [
    {
      "slug": "bread",
      "name": "Bread, white, pan"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ground-beef",
      "name": "Ground beef, 100% beef"
    },
    {
      "slug": "chicken",
      "name": "Chicken, fresh, whole"
    },
    {
      "slug": "chicken-breast",
      "name": "Chicken breast, boneless"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bacon",
      "name": "Bacon, sliced"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ham",
      "name": "Ham, boneless, excluding canned"
    },
    {
      "slug": "potatoes",
      "name": "Potatoes, white"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bananas",
      "name": "Bananas"
    },
    {
      "slug": "oranges",
      "name": "Oranges, navel"
    },
    {
      "slug": "lemons",
      "name": "Lemons"
    },
    {
      "slug": "potato-chips",
      "name": "Potato chips"
    }
  ],
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      "slug": "us",
      "area_code": "0000",
      "name": "U.S. city average",
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      "value": 56.32,
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      "mom_pct": 0.13,
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      "oldest_asof": "2026-06-01"
    },
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      "slug": "northeast",
      "area_code": "0100",
      "name": "Northeast",
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      "oldest_asof": "2026-04-01"
    },
    {
      "slug": "midwest",
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      "oldest_asof": "2026-05-01"
    },
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      "slug": "south",
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      "name": "South",
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      "oldest_asof": "2026-06-01"
    },
    {
      "slug": "west",
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      "name": "West",
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    }
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