{
  "meta": {
    "slug": "the-grocery-gap",
    "name": "Grocery Affordability Gap",
    "branded_name": "The Grocery Gap",
    "description": null,
    "source": "Computed (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Average Hourly Earnings YoY - Food CPI YoY)",
    "source_credit": null,
    "source_url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES0500000003",
    "frequency": "monthly",
    "units": "percentage_points",
    "fred_series_id": null,
    "fred_edge_series_id": null,
    "bls_series_id": null,
    "series_id": null,
    "measurement_basis": null,
    "door": 0,
    "trend": "stable",
    "trend_suppressed": null,
    "series_breaks": [],
    "direction": "lower_is_worse",
    "last_updated": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z",
    "stale": false,
    "stale_reason": null,
    "data_status": "current",
    "page_url": "https://americandefault.org/indicators/the-grocery-gap/",
    "attribution": "American Default (americandefault.org) — Our analysis is free to use with attribution to American Default Research. Source data stays under each publisher's terms; cite the source named here."
  },
  "current": {
    "value": 0.5716,
    "date": "2026-09-01"
  },
  "last_verified": null,
  "data": [
    {
      "date": "2007-03-01",
      "value": 0.0777
    },
    {
      "date": "2007-04-01",
      "value": -0.6165
    },
    {
      "date": "2007-05-01",
      "value": -0.4065
    },
    {
      "date": "2007-06-01",
      "value": -0.4252
    },
    {
      "date": "2007-07-01",
      "value": -0.9112
    },
    {
      "date": "2007-08-01",
      "value": -0.8988
    },
    {
      "date": "2007-09-01",
      "value": -1.2963
    },
    {
      "date": "2007-10-01",
      "value": -1.3102
    },
    {
      "date": "2007-11-01",
      "value": -1.7441
    },
    {
      "date": "2007-12-01",
      "value": -2.1406
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-01-01",
      "value": -1.9998
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-02-01",
      "value": -1.7356
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-03-01",
      "value": -1.3476
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-04-01",
      "value": -2.2255
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-05-01",
      "value": -2.0747
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-06-01",
      "value": -2.5992
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-07-01",
      "value": -2.8521
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-08-01",
      "value": -2.8037
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-09-01",
      "value": -2.9473
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-10-01",
      "value": -3.0053
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-11-01",
      "value": -2.587
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-12-01",
      "value": -2.1634
    },
    {
      "date": "2009-01-01",
      "value": -1.7034
    },
    {
      "date": "2009-02-01",
      "value": -1.4719
    },
    {
      "date": "2009-03-01",
      "value": -1.1581
    },
    {
      "date": "2009-04-01",
      "value": 0.0294
    },
    {
      "date": "2009-05-01",
      "value": 0.2947
    },
    {
      "date": "2009-06-01",
      "value": 0.781
    },
    {
      "date": "2009-07-01",
      "value": 1.7786
    },
    {
      "date": "2009-08-01",
      "value": 2.0508
    },
    {
      "date": "2009-09-01",
      "value": 2.7192
    },
    {
      "date": "2009-10-01",
      "value": 3.0832
    },
    {
      "date": "2009-11-01",
      "value": 2.8755
    },
    {
      "date": "2009-12-01",
      "value": 2.4471
    },
    {
      "date": "2010-01-01",
      "value": 2.3435
    },
    {
      "date": "2010-02-01",
      "value": 2.3651
    },
    {
      "date": "2010-03-01",
      "value": 1.6397
    },
    {
      "date": "2010-04-01",
      "value": 1.2908
    },
    {
      "date": "2010-05-01",
      "value": 1.0662
    },
    {
      "date": "2010-06-01",
      "value": 1.0857
    },
    {
      "date": "2010-07-01",
      "value": 0.9989
    },
    {
      "date": "2010-08-01",
      "value": 0.7865
    },
    {
      "date": "2010-09-01",
      "value": 0.4332
    },
    {
      "date": "2010-10-01",
      "value": 0.4712
    },
    {
      "date": "2010-11-01",
      "value": 0.1992
    },
    {
      "date": "2010-12-01",
      "value": 0.2239
    },
    {
      "date": "2011-01-01",
      "value": 0.2766
    },
    {
      "date": "2011-02-01",
      "value": -0.4404
    },
    {
      "date": "2011-03-01",
      "value": -1.0162
    },
    {
      "date": "2011-04-01",
      "value": -1.2633
    },
    {
      "date": "2011-05-01",
      "value": -1.4256
    },
    {
      "date": "2011-06-01",
      "value": -1.667
    },
    {
      "date": "2011-07-01",
      "value": -1.9164
    },
    {
      "date": "2011-08-01",
      "value": -2.6812
    },
    {
      "date": "2011-09-01",
      "value": -2.8103
    },
    {
      "date": "2011-10-01",
      "value": -2.7264
    },
    {
      "date": "2011-11-01",
      "value": -2.5801
    },
    {
      "date": "2011-12-01",
      "value": -2.654
    },
    {
      "date": "2012-01-01",
      "value": -2.6746
    },
    {
      "date": "2012-02-01",
      "value": -2.0712
    },
    {
      "date": "2012-03-01",
      "value": -1.1335
    },
    {
      "date": "2012-04-01",
      "value": -0.9888
    },
    {
      "date": "2012-05-01",
      "value": -0.8513
    },
    {
      "date": "2012-06-01",
      "value": -0.711
    },
    {
      "date": "2012-07-01",
      "value": -0.7029
    },
    {
      "date": "2012-08-01",
      "value": -0.1862
    },
    {
      "date": "2012-09-01",
      "value": 0.377
    },
    {
      "date": "2012-10-01",
      "value": -0.0688
    },
    {
      "date": "2012-11-01",
      "value": 0.1082
    },
    {
      "date": "2012-12-01",
      "value": 0.3741
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-01-01",
      "value": 0.4281
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-02-01",
      "value": 0.4884
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-03-01",
      "value": 0.3263
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-04-01",
      "value": 0.5027
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-05-01",
      "value": 0.6633
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-06-01",
      "value": 0.7204
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-07-01",
      "value": 0.6581
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-08-01",
      "value": 0.9307
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-09-01",
      "value": 0.75
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-10-01",
      "value": 1.0117
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-11-01",
      "value": 1.0978
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-12-01",
      "value": 0.8764
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-01-01",
      "value": 0.9707
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-02-01",
      "value": 0.8654
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-03-01",
      "value": 0.3504
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-04-01",
      "value": 0.0312
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-05-01",
      "value": -0.3833
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-06-01",
      "value": -0.3041
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-07-01",
      "value": -0.4661
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-08-01",
      "value": -0.5056
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-09-01",
      "value": -0.8526
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-10-01",
      "value": -0.9175
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-11-01",
      "value": -1.0602
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-12-01",
      "value": -1.5208
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-01-01",
      "value": -1.0837
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-02-01",
      "value": -1.0695
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-03-01",
      "value": -0.1181
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-04-01",
      "value": 0.2861
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-05-01",
      "value": 0.7557
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-06-01",
      "value": 0.3166
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-07-01",
      "value": 0.5526
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-08-01",
      "value": 0.6618
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-09-01",
      "value": 0.5984
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-10-01",
      "value": 0.8925
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-11-01",
      "value": 1.1166
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-12-01",
      "value": 1.7176
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-01-01",
      "value": 1.6708
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-02-01",
      "value": 1.5236
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-03-01",
      "value": 1.6192
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-04-01",
      "value": 1.6636
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-05-01",
      "value": 1.7863
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-06-01",
      "value": 2.301
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-07-01",
      "value": 2.5162
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-08-01",
      "value": 2.4287
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-09-01",
      "value": 2.9182
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-10-01",
      "value": 3.1569
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-11-01",
      "value": 2.8897
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-12-01",
      "value": 2.8869
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-01-01",
      "value": 2.5992
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-02-01",
      "value": 2.6668
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-03-01",
      "value": 2.1035
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-04-01",
      "value": 2.0006
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-05-01",
      "value": 1.6091
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-06-01",
      "value": 1.6554
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-07-01",
      "value": 1.5487
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-08-01",
      "value": 1.468
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-09-01",
      "value": 1.5614
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-10-01",
      "value": 1.0108
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-11-01",
      "value": 1.0768
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-12-01",
      "value": 1.0885
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-01-01",
      "value": 1.031
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-02-01",
      "value": 1.1512
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-03-01",
      "value": 1.582
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-04-01",
      "value": 1.475
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-05-01",
      "value": 1.7809
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-06-01",
      "value": 1.5722
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-07-01",
      "value": 1.4821
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-08-01",
      "value": 1.796
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-09-01",
      "value": 1.7474
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-10-01",
      "value": 2.0394
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-11-01",
      "value": 1.9213
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-12-01",
      "value": 1.8392
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-01-01",
      "value": 1.6092
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-02-01",
      "value": 1.575
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-03-01",
      "value": 1.32
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-04-01",
      "value": 1.5072
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-05-01",
      "value": 1.3766
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-06-01",
      "value": 1.5876
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-07-01",
      "value": 1.6727
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-08-01",
      "value": 1.7093
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-09-01",
      "value": 1.2803
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-10-01",
      "value": 1.1076
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-11-01",
      "value": 1.2551
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-12-01",
      "value": 1.1752
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-01-01",
      "value": 1.1891
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-02-01",
      "value": 1.2392
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-03-01",
      "value": 1.5395
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-04-01",
      "value": 4.5814
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-05-01",
      "value": 2.6171
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-06-01",
      "value": 0.5438
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-07-01",
      "value": 0.7936
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-08-01",
      "value": 0.6668
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-09-01",
      "value": 0.8623
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-10-01",
      "value": 0.6644
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-11-01",
      "value": 0.9001
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-12-01",
      "value": 1.4377
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-01-01",
      "value": 1.4865
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-02-01",
      "value": 1.6785
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-03-01",
      "value": 1.0926
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-04-01",
      "value": -1.7828
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-05-01",
      "value": 0.141
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-06-01",
      "value": 1.5576
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-07-01",
      "value": 0.865
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-08-01",
      "value": 0.6366
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-09-01",
      "value": 0.4011
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-10-01",
      "value": 0.1062
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-11-01",
      "value": -0.7606
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-12-01",
      "value": -1.3414
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-01-01",
      "value": -1.3828
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-02-01",
      "value": -2.6204
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-03-01",
      "value": -2.9081
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-04-01",
      "value": -3.6381
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-05-01",
      "value": -4.5995
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-06-01",
      "value": -5.0456
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-07-01",
      "value": -5.456
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-08-01",
      "value": -5.9986
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-09-01",
      "value": -6.0755
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-10-01",
      "value": -5.9302
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-11-01",
      "value": -5.5566
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-12-01",
      "value": -5.4859
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-01-01",
      "value": -5.5806
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-02-01",
      "value": -4.6656
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-03-01",
      "value": -3.839
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-04-01",
      "value": -3.0676
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-05-01",
      "value": -2.3507
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-06-01",
      "value": -1.0912
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-07-01",
      "value": -0.2005
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-08-01",
      "value": 0.2072
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-09-01",
      "value": 0.753
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-10-01",
      "value": 0.9177
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-11-01",
      "value": 1.1729
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-12-01",
      "value": 1.3858
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-01-01",
      "value": 1.847
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-02-01",
      "value": 1.8978
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-03-01",
      "value": 1.8955
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-04-01",
      "value": 1.7258
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-05-01",
      "value": 1.994
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-06-01",
      "value": 1.6737
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-07-01",
      "value": 1.4282
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-08-01",
      "value": 1.855
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-09-01",
      "value": 1.6373
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-10-01",
      "value": 1.8919
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-11-01",
      "value": 1.8228
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-12-01",
      "value": 1.6229
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-01-01",
      "value": 1.526
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-02-01",
      "value": 1.5631
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-03-01",
      "value": 1.2978
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-04-01",
      "value": 1.159
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-05-01",
      "value": 1.0884
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-06-01",
      "value": 0.8621
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-07-01",
      "value": 1.0677
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-08-01",
      "value": 0.7786
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-09-01",
      "value": 0.7337
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-11-01",
      "value": 1.3078
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-12-01",
      "value": 0.6864
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "value": 0.7247
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-01",
      "value": 0.5593
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-01",
      "value": 0.6853
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-01",
      "value": 0.3548
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "value": 0.2572
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-01",
      "value": 0.3955
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-01",
      "value": 0.2689
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-01",
      "value": 0.4795
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-01",
      "value": 0.5716
    }
  ]
}