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

Malta HICP: Alcohol, tobacco & narcotics (2025=100) was up 1.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 102.0 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.2% (Dec 2017) to 3.9% (Oct 2016), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `MT.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/malta/hicp-alcohol-tobacco-and-narcotics-2025-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 102.0 | 1.8 |
| August 2026 | 102.1 | 1.8 |
| July 2026 | 101.9 | 1.8 |
| June 2026 | 101.8 | 1.6 |
| May 2026 | 101.6 | 1.5 |
| April 2026 | 101.4 | 1.3 |
| March 2026 | 101.3 | 1.4 |
| February 2026 | 101.3 | 1.1 |
| January 2026 | 100.6 | 1.7 |
| December 2025 | 99.82 | 2.2 |
| November 2025 | 100.2 | 1.8 |
| October 2025 | 100.2 | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 100.2 | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 100.2 | 2.0 |
| July 2025 | 100.1 | 2.0 |
| June 2025 | 100.1 | 2.0 |
| May 2025 | 100.1 | 1.8 |
| April 2025 | 100.0 | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 99.93 | 1.7 |
| February 2025 | 100.2 | 2.0 |
| January 2025 | 98.90 | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 97.65 | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 98.41 | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 98.51 | 1.5 |

## API

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

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