# Belgium HICP: Recreation, sport & culture (2025=100)

Belgium HICP: Recreation, sport & culture (2025=100) was up 4.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 103.2 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.2% (Jan 2018) to 7.6% (Aug 2023), averaging 3.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 103.2 | 4.1 |
| August 2026 | 106.1 | 5.6 |
| July 2026 | 107.5 | 6.7 |
| June 2026 | 104.8 | 5.4 |
| May 2026 | 103.5 | 5.1 |
| April 2026 | 102.0 | 4.6 |
| March 2026 | 103.0 | 3.2 |
| February 2026 | 103.9 | 2.1 |
| January 2026 | 101.7 | 2.6 |
| December 2025 | 102.9 | 4.1 |
| November 2025 | 101.0 | 4.6 |
| October 2025 | 99.62 | 2.0 |
| September 2025 | 99.22 | 1.9 |
| August 2025 | 100.5 | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 100.7 | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 99.45 | 1.7 |
| May 2025 | 98.55 | 1.8 |
| April 2025 | 97.49 | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 99.78 | 2.9 |
| February 2025 | 101.7 | 4.6 |
| January 2025 | 99.17 | 3.7 |
| December 2024 | 98.85 | 2.9 |
| November 2024 | 96.53 | 2.1 |
| October 2024 | 97.69 | 3.5 |

## API

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

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