CLEANED PUBLIC-DOMAIN DATA

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An Aspire-cleaned twin of public-domain BLS data for 18 household staples in June 2026. This is not an official BLS release, and Aspire is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.

Source: U.S. city average, period 2026-06, retrieved 2026-07-19. View the official BLS source files.

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2026-06

18 curated staples

Monthly average prices are BLS observations. Minutes and hours are Aspire-derived at these assumptions: each price divided by AHETPI hourly earnings of $32.38 for 2026-06.

Item Average price Unit Minutes of work
Aspire-derived, at these assumptions		 Hours of work
Aspire-derived, at these assumptions		 BLS series
All-purpose white flour $0.544 per lb. 1.01 0.0168 APU0000701111
Long-grain white rice $1.089 per lb. 2.02 0.0336 APU0000701312
White bread $1.814 per lb. 3.36 0.0560 APU0000702111
Ground beef $6.825 per lb. 12.65 0.2108 APU0000703112
Sliced bacon $6.561 per lb. 12.16 0.2026 APU0000704111
Whole chicken $2.044 per lb. 3.79 0.0631 APU0000706111
Grade A large eggs $2.141 per dozen 3.97 0.0661 APU0000708111
Whole milk $4.317 per gallon 8.00 0.1333 APU0000709112
Bananas $0.645 per lb. 1.20 0.0199 APU0000711211
Navel oranges $1.540 per lb. 2.85 0.0476 APU0000711311
White potatoes $0.923 per lb. 1.71 0.0285 APU0000712112
Iceberg lettuce $2.012 per lb. 3.73 0.0621 APU0000712211
Field-grown tomatoes $2.154 per lb. 3.99 0.0665 APU0000712311
White sugar $1.018 per lb. 1.89 0.0314 APU0000715211
Ground roast coffee $9.457 per lb. 17.52 0.2921 APU0000717311
Electricity $0.198 per kWh 0.37 0.0061 APU000072610
Utility piped gas $1.688 per therm 3.13 0.0521 APU000072620
Regular unleaded gasoline $4.195 per gallon 7.77 0.1296 APU000074714

METHOD

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Aspire selected and labeled the series, preserved BLS identifiers and source stamps, and derived work time. At these assumptions, one unit's hours of work equals its BLS average price divided by AHETPI hourly earnings. The 2,080-hour convention applies only if hours are annualized; this table does not annualize them.

These are U.S. city averages, not local quotes or forecasts. Item definitions differ by unit, and the observations are not seasonally adjusted.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price Data, U.S. city average, June 2026; retrieved 2026-07-19.
Cleaned twin and work-time columns: Aspire (aspirerate.com/data/average-prices). AHETPI 2026-06: $32.38 per hour, retrieved 2026-07-13.