# Euro Area HICP: Information & communication (2025=100)

Euro Area HICP: Information & communication (2025=100) was up 2.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 101.9 (index).
That is the highest reading since the series began in December 1999.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.2% (May 2025) to 2.0% (Sep 2026), averaging −1.3%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 101.9 | 2.0 |
| August 2026 | 101.5 | 1.8 |
| July 2026 | 101.0 | 1.8 |
| June 2026 | 100.8 | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 100.8 | 0.9 |
| April 2026 | 100.8 | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 100.3 | −0.4 |
| February 2026 | 100.2 | −0.7 |
| January 2026 | 99.57 | −1.2 |
| December 2025 | 99.29 | −1.2 |
| November 2025 | 99.61 | −1.1 |
| October 2025 | 100.1 | −1.0 |
| September 2025 | 99.90 | −1.5 |
| August 2025 | 99.63 | −2.4 |
| July 2025 | 99.23 | −2.8 |
| June 2025 | 99.83 | −2.8 |
| May 2025 | 99.84 | −3.2 |
| April 2025 | 100.3 | −3.1 |
| March 2025 | 100.7 | −2.8 |
| February 2025 | 100.9 | −3.1 |
| January 2025 | 100.8 | −2.9 |
| December 2024 | 100.5 | −3.2 |
| November 2024 | 100.8 | −2.8 |
| October 2024 | 101.2 | −2.9 |

## API

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

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