# European Union (EU27) - CPI: recreation & culture

European Union (EU27) - CPI: recreation & culture was up 2.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 103.5 (Index, 2025=100).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.7% (Jul 2021) to 8.8% (Jul 2023), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EU.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-RECREATION`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Index, 2025=100
- Coverage: 1999-12-01 to 2026-09-01 (322 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/european-union/eu27-cpi-recreation-and-culture

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 103.5 | 2.2 |
| August 2026 | 104.7 | 1.5 |
| July 2026 | 104.5 | 1.8 |
| June 2026 | 102.4 | 2.1 |
| May 2026 | 101.6 | 2.4 |
| April 2026 | 101.0 | 1.7 |
| March 2026 | 100.5 | 2.4 |
| February 2026 | 100.2 | 2.2 |
| January 2026 | 99.34 | 2.6 |
| December 2025 | 100.6 | 2.1 |
| November 2025 | 99.47 | 2.8 |
| October 2025 | 101.0 | 2.3 |
| September 2025 | 101.3 | 2.2 |
| August 2025 | 103.2 | 2.1 |
| July 2025 | 102.6 | 2.1 |
| June 2025 | 100.3 | 2.3 |
| May 2025 | 99.19 | 2.3 |
| April 2025 | 99.36 | 3.4 |
| March 2025 | 98.13 | 2.7 |
| February 2025 | 98.07 | 3.6 |
| January 2025 | 96.82 | 4.0 |
| December 2024 | 98.48 | 3.7 |
| November 2024 | 96.76 | 3.5 |
| October 2024 | 98.68 | 3.8 |

## API

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

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