U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb · ground-beef
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United States
12 seriesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
White bread, per lb · bread
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Coffee, 100% ground roast, per lb · coffee
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. inflation, all items (seasonally adjusted) · inflation · all
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States inflation, excluding food and energy · inflation · core
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Discovered from the catalog's official BLS area and CPI item codes.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States groceries, food at home · groceries · food-at-home
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Discovered from the catalog's official BLS area and CPI item codes.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States housing, housing · housing · housing
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Discovered from the catalog's official BLS area and CPI item codes.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States rent, rent of primary residence · rent · rent
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Discovered from the catalog's official BLS area and CPI item codes.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Eggs, grade A large, per dozen · eggs
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No October 2025 value was published.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Electricity, per kWh · electricity
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BLS stopped publishing metro-level electricity prices with January 2025 data.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Gas average price · gas
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Discovered from the catalog's official BLS area and item codes.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Milk, whole, per gallon · milk
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Chicago
7 seriesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chicago inflation, all items · inflation · all
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chicago inflation, excluding food and energy · inflation · core
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chicago groceries (food at home) · groceries · food-at-home
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chicago housing costs · housing · housing
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Rent, homeowners' equivalent rent and utilities.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chicago rent · rent · rent
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Rent of primary residence.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Gas, unleaded regular (monthly) · gas
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U.S. Energy Information Administration
Gas, regular (weekly) · gas
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- 01Each location shows the most local series with data: metro, then census region, then national. The geography label tells you which.
- 02Percent change compares the selected series with its first available observation in the chosen window.
- 03The October 2025 observation gap is labeled “No data / October 2025.” Dotted bridges appear only when exactly one monthly observation is missing.
- 04Retrieval time records a provider check, not a new publication. Observation warnings use 21 days for weekly series and 120 days for monthly or bimonthly series. They are not promised release dates. A bootstrap snapshot is not a successful provider run.
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