# Saudi Arabia CPI: Food and beverages (2023=100)

Saudi Arabia CPI: Food and beverages (2023=100) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 103.3 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.2% (Jan 2017) to 13.8% (Jul 2020), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Saudi Arabia
- Makrognosis code: `SA.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-FOODBEV`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2012-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (177 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/saudi-arabia/cpi-food-and-beverages-2023-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 103.3 | 1.4 |
| August 2026 | 103.2 | 1.4 |
| July 2026 | 103.3 | 1.6 |
| June 2026 | 103.3 | 1.4 |
| May 2026 | 102.6 | 0.7 |
| April 2026 | 102.5 | 0.6 |
| March 2026 | 101.6 | 0.2 |
| February 2026 | 101.1 | 0.0 |
| January 2026 | 101.6 | 0.2 |
| December 2025 | 102.3 | 1.3 |
| November 2025 | 102.2 | 1.3 |
| October 2025 | 102.4 | 1.5 |
| September 2025 | 101.9 | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 101.8 | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 101.7 | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 101.9 | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 101.9 | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 101.9 | 1.4 |
| March 2025 | 101.4 | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 101.1 | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 101.4 | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 101.0 | 0.3 |
| November 2024 | 100.9 | −0.10 |
| October 2024 | 100.9 | 0.2 |

## API

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

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