{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Dataset","name":"2026 household essentials retailer unit-price index","description":"Current compatible household unit-price observations for five retailers across two disclosed reference markets.","url":"https://www.price-scout.app/blog/household-essentials-price-index","dateModified":"2026-07-07T11:35:49.802Z","referenceZip":"33130 + 45202","fresh":true,"methodology":["Use two disclosed reference markets: South Florida ZIP 33130 for Publix coverage and Cincinnati ZIP 45202 for Kroger coverage. Walmart, Target, and Dollar General act as bridge retailers.","Load the newest validated Price Scout snapshot for each household category.","Exclude unavailable, unsourced, low-confidence, and incompatible-unit records.","Within each category and market, set the lowest current compatible unit price to an index of 100 and calculate each other retailer relative to it.","Average only the categories where a retailer has a valid normalized price; disclose coverage instead of filling gaps with estimates."],"limitations":["The index is a current household-product sample, not a complete grocery basket.","Coupons, loyalty offers, BOGOs, taxes, memberships, fees, and personalized promotions are not deducted.","A retailer with limited source coverage can move substantially when additional categories become available.","Kroger and Publix are not directly compared across regions; each is indexed against retailers available in its own disclosed 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