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

Euro Area HICP: Alcohol, tobacco & narcotics (2025=100) was up 2.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 103.2 (index).
That is the lowest reading since April 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.6% (Dec 2016) to 7.7% (Jun 2023), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EA.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-ALCTOB`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1999-12-01 to 2026-09-01 (322 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/euro-area/hicp-alcohol-tobacco-and-narcotics-2025-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 103.2 | 2.7 |
| August 2026 | 103.2 | 2.8 |
| July 2026 | 103.2 | 2.8 |
| June 2026 | 103.0 | 2.9 |
| May 2026 | 103.0 | 2.9 |
| April 2026 | 102.8 | 3.4 |
| March 2026 | 102.5 | 3.2 |
| February 2026 | 102.1 | 3.0 |
| January 2026 | 101.7 | 2.8 |
| December 2025 | 100.5 | 2.7 |
| November 2025 | 100.6 | 2.7 |
| October 2025 | 100.5 | 2.7 |
| September 2025 | 100.5 | 3.1 |
| August 2025 | 100.4 | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 100.4 | 3.4 |
| June 2025 | 100.2 | 3.7 |
| May 2025 | 100.0 | 4.4 |
| April 2025 | 99.46 | 3.9 |
| March 2025 | 99.35 | 4.5 |
| February 2025 | 99.14 | 4.6 |
| January 2025 | 98.95 | 5.2 |
| December 2024 | 97.81 | 5.8 |
| November 2024 | 97.94 | 5.6 |
| October 2024 | 97.83 | 5.6 |

## API

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

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