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   1.315,
   1.385,
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   1.5395
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   "2026-10-02",
   "2026-10-09",
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  "All food \u2014 Upper bound of forecast interval 2027": 7.0,
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  "Dairy products \u2014 Upper bound of forecast interval 2027": 8.4,
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  "Food away from home \u2014 Upper bound of forecast interval 2027": 5.1,
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   1.4579,
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   "2026-10-03",
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   9348405.0,
   10059060.0,
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  "two_years_back_value": 4.951,
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  "yoy_pct": -3.8
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  "prior_year_period": "2025-09",
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 "run_id": "2026-10-18T145249Z",
 "title": "Cheddar Check"
}