# Argentina CPI: alcohol & tobacco (INDEC)

Argentina CPI: alcohol & tobacco (INDEC) was up 22.6% year on year in August 2026, compared with 24.2% in July 2026.
The level stood at 8,502.1 (index Dec-2016=100).
That is the lowest reading since August 2018.
Over the past available history it has ranged from 19.3% (Jul 2018) to 272.3% (Apr 2024), averaging 71.5%.

- Source agency: INDEC
- Makrognosis code: `AR.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-ALCTOB`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index Dec-2016=100
- Coverage: 2016-12-01 to 2026-08-01 (117 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/argentina/cpi-alcohol-and-tobacco-indec

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 8,502.1 | 22.6 |
| July 2026 | 8,325.6 | 24.2 |
| June 2026 | 8,201.7 | 23.2 |
| May 2026 | 8,033.3 | 24.0 |
| April 2026 | 7,970.0 | 23.8 |
| March 2026 | 7,823.4 | 24.9 |
| February 2026 | 7,659.9 | 23.3 |
| January 2026 | 7,612.5 | 24.1 |
| December 2025 | 7,499.4 | 25.2 |
| November 2025 | 7,293.7 | 24.9 |
| October 2025 | 7,209.7 | 28.4 |
| September 2025 | 7,042.1 | 29.1 |
| August 2025 | 6,932.5 | 29.9 |
| July 2025 | 6,701.2 | 29.4 |
| June 2025 | 6,658.8 | 36.4 |
| May 2025 | 6,477.8 | 35.5 |
| April 2025 | 6,440.3 | 43.7 |
| March 2025 | 6,262.1 | 47.4 |
| February 2025 | 6,212.9 | 64.2 |
| January 2025 | 6,132.7 | 90.7 |
| December 2024 | 5,987.6 | 125.4 |
| November 2024 | 5,841.5 | 164.4 |
| October 2024 | 5,617.0 | 184.1 |
| September 2024 | 5,453.6 | 203.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AR.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-ALCTOB"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AR.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-ALCTOB",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```