# Australia Monthly CPI: Recreation and culture

Australia Monthly CPI: Recreation and culture was up 4.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 104.5 (index).
That is the highest reading since the series began in April 2024.
Over the past available history it has ranged from −0.9% (Jun 2025) to 4.5% (Sep 2026), averaging 2.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 104.5 | 4.5 |
| August 2026 | 100.7 | 2.9 |
| July 2026 | 101.7 | 2.6 |
| June 2026 | 99.91 | 3.3 |
| May 2026 | 98.14 | 2.4 |
| April 2026 | 101.3 | 2.5 |
| March 2026 | 98.74 | 2.8 |
| February 2026 | 99.44 | 4.1 |
| January 2026 | 102.5 | 3.7 |
| December 2025 | 106.0 | 4.4 |
| November 2025 | 98.77 | 2.0 |
| October 2025 | 99.84 | 3.2 |
| September 2025 | 100.0 | 1.8 |
| August 2025 | 97.84 | 1.4 |
| July 2025 | 99.10 | 2.5 |
| June 2025 | 96.68 | −0.9 |
| May 2025 | 95.85 | 1.4 |
| April 2025 | 98.79 | 3.4 |
| March 2025 | 96.01 | — |
| February 2025 | 95.51 | — |
| January 2025 | 98.87 | — |
| December 2024 | 101.6 | — |
| November 2024 | 96.87 | — |
| October 2024 | 96.78 | — |

## API

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

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