# Australia Monthly CPI: Clothing and footwear

Australia Monthly CPI: Clothing and footwear was up 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 100.4 (index).
That is the lowest reading since the series began in April 2024.
Over the past available history it has ranged from 0.4% (Sep 2026) to 7.1% (Mar 2026), averaging 4.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 100.4 | 0.4 |
| August 2026 | 103.2 | 2.6 |
| July 2026 | 104.2 | 4.9 |
| June 2026 | 101.5 | 4.9 |
| May 2026 | 102.6 | 5.0 |
| April 2026 | 105.6 | 5.9 |
| March 2026 | 101.7 | 7.1 |
| February 2026 | 103.7 | 5.0 |
| January 2026 | 101.0 | 5.6 |
| December 2025 | 98.20 | 3.4 |
| November 2025 | 99.04 | 5.1 |
| October 2025 | 102.2 | 5.4 |
| September 2025 | 100.0 | 3.8 |
| August 2025 | 100.6 | 4.3 |
| July 2025 | 99.25 | 2.3 |
| June 2025 | 96.80 | 2.9 |
| May 2025 | 97.67 | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 99.73 | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 94.91 | — |
| February 2025 | 98.73 | — |
| January 2025 | 95.64 | — |
| December 2024 | 95.01 | — |
| November 2024 | 94.21 | — |
| October 2024 | 96.96 | — |

## API

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

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