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1Request
stringRequired

CPI-U expenditure category.

string

BLS CPI area code: 0000 U.S. city average, 0100 Northeast, 0200 Midwest, 0300 South, 0400 West, S49A Los Angeles, S12A New York, S23A Chicago, S37B Houston, S49B San Francisco.

number

end_year

boolean

Seasonally adjusted (CUSR) instead of unadjusted (CUUR). Only available for area_code 0000.

number

start_year

5 credits
Codefollows the fields above
const result = await firecrawl.scrape({
  alexandria: {
    provider: "bls-gov",
    capability: "economic-statistics/bls_cpi",
    options: {
      category: "food",
      end_year: 2026,
      start_year: 2025,
    },
  },
});
2Response example

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{
  "area_code": "0000",
  "category": "food",
  "count": 20,
  "exists": true,
  "first_date": "2025-01-01",
  "item_code": "SAF1",
  "item_name": "Food",
  "last_date": "2026-08-01",
  "latest": {
    "date": "2026-08-01",
    "footnotes": [],
    "latest": true,
    "period": "M08",
    "period_name": "August",
    "raw_value": "350.418",
    "value": 350.418,
    "year": 2026
  },
  "messages": [],
  "observations": [
    {
      "date": "2025-01-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M01",
      "period_name": "January",
      "raw_value": "335.517",
      "value": 335.517,
      "year": 2025
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-02-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M02",
      "period_name": "February",
      "raw_value": "336.274",
      "value": 336.274,
      "year": 2025
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-03-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M03",
      "period_name": "March",
      "raw_value": "337.751",
      "value": 337.751,
      "year": 2025
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-04-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M04",
      "period_name": "April",
      "raw_value": "337.747",
      "value": 337.747,
      "year": 2025
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-05-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M05",
      "period_name": "May",
      "raw_value": "338.598",
      "value": 338.598,
      "year": 2025
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-06-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M06",
      "period_name": "June",
      "raw_value": "339.498",
      "value": 339.498,
      "year": 2025
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-07-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M07",
      "period_name": "July",
      "raw_value": "340.036",
      "value": 340.036,
      "year": 2025
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-08-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M08",
      "period_name": "August",
      "raw_value": "341.295",
      "value": 341.295,
      "year": 2025
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-09-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M09",
      "period_name": "September",
      "raw_value": "342.405",
      "value": 342.405,
      "year": 2025
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-01",
      "footnotes": [
        "X: Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations"
      ],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M10",
      "period_name": "October",
      "raw_value": "-",
      "value": null,
      "year": 2025
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-11-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M11",
      "period_name": "November",
      "raw_value": "341.721",
      "value": 341.721,
      "year": 2025
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-12-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M12",
      "period_name": "December",
      "raw_value": "343.795",
      "value": 343.795,
      "year": 2025
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M01",
      "period_name": "January",
      "raw_value": "345.165",
      "value": 345.165,
      "year": 2026
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M02",
      "period_name": "February",
      "raw_value": "346.564",
      "value": 346.564,
      "year": 2026
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M03",
      "period_name": "March",
      "raw_value": "346.796",
      "value": 346.796,
      "year": 2026
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M04",
      "period_name": "April",
      "raw_value": "348.499",
      "value": 348.499,
      "year": 2026
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M05",
      "period_name": "May",
      "raw_value": "349.032",
      "value": 349.032,
      "year": 2026
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M06",
      "period_name": "June",
      "raw_value": "349.731",
      "value": 349.731,
      "year": 2026
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": false,
      "period": "M07",
      "period_name": "July",
      "raw_value": "350.164",
      "value": 350.164,
      "year": 2026
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-01",
      "footnotes": [],
      "latest": true,
      "period": "M08",
      "period_name": "August",
      "raw_value": "350.418",
      "value": 350.418,
      "year": 2026
    }
  ],
  "observed_at_ms": 1790283458256,
  "seasonally_adjusted": false,
  "series_id": "CUUR0000SAF1",
  "source_url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUUR0000SAF1",
  "units": "index (1982-84=100 unless the item footnotes say otherwise)"
}

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