my $xml = XML::Simple->new( KeyAttr => [ 'item' ] );

##</code><code>##

$VAR1 = {
          'products' => {
                        'item' => [
                                  {
                                    'count' => '1',
                                    'name' => 'a',
                                    'price' => '1'
                                  },
                                  {
                                    'count' => '1',
                                    'name' => 'b',
                                    'price' => '1'
                                  }
                                ]
                      }
        };