# Belgium HICP: Alcohol, tobacco & narcotics (2025=100)

Belgium HICP: Alcohol, tobacco & narcotics (2025=100) was up 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 102.5 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.3% (Jan 2026) to 19.6% (Oct 2024), averaging 6.2%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BE.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-ALCTOB`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/belgium/hicp-alcohol-tobacco-and-narcotics-2025-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 102.5 | 2.4 |
| August 2026 | 103.7 | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 103.0 | 2.7 |
| June 2026 | 102.9 | 3.2 |
| May 2026 | 102.5 | 2.9 |
| April 2026 | 102.1 | 3.2 |
| March 2026 | 101.0 | 1.9 |
| February 2026 | 101.7 | 2.0 |
| January 2026 | 101.4 | 1.3 |
| December 2025 | 100.4 | 2.2 |
| November 2025 | 100.7 | 2.3 |
| October 2025 | 100.9 | 2.6 |
| September 2025 | 100.1 | 3.3 |
| August 2025 | 100.5 | 5.4 |
| July 2025 | 100.3 | 8.2 |
| June 2025 | 99.68 | 10.9 |
| May 2025 | 99.59 | 11.0 |
| April 2025 | 98.90 | 12.5 |
| March 2025 | 99.13 | 15.9 |
| February 2025 | 99.77 | 17.9 |
| January 2025 | 100.1 | 18.9 |
| December 2024 | 98.28 | 19.0 |
| November 2024 | 98.40 | 18.9 |
| October 2024 | 98.35 | 19.6 |

## API

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

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