# Australia Monthly CPI: Alcohol and tobacco

Australia Monthly CPI: Alcohol and tobacco was up 4.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 104.3 (index).
Over the past available history it has ranged from 4.3% (Nov 2025) to 6.4% (Jul 2025), averaging 5.0%.

- Source agency: Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `AU.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-ALCTOB`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2024-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (30 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/australia/monthly-cpi-alcohol-and-tobacco

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 104.3 | 4.3 |
| August 2026 | 103.6 | 4.8 |
| July 2026 | 103.0 | 4.5 |
| June 2026 | 101.8 | 4.4 |
| May 2026 | 102.4 | 4.7 |
| April 2026 | 101.5 | 4.3 |
| March 2026 | 102.0 | 4.4 |
| February 2026 | 101.1 | 4.3 |
| January 2026 | 101.0 | 5.0 |
| December 2025 | 100.1 | 4.9 |
| November 2025 | 100.1 | 4.3 |
| October 2025 | 100.0 | 4.4 |
| September 2025 | 100.0 | 5.5 |
| August 2025 | 98.82 | 6.0 |
| July 2025 | 98.63 | 6.4 |
| June 2025 | 97.57 | 5.6 |
| May 2025 | 97.76 | 5.8 |
| April 2025 | 97.31 | 5.6 |
| March 2025 | 97.65 | — |
| February 2025 | 96.98 | — |
| January 2025 | 96.13 | — |
| December 2024 | 95.42 | — |
| November 2024 | 95.99 | — |
| October 2024 | 95.75 | — |

## API

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

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