# Saudi Arabia CPI: Information and communication (2023=100)

Saudi Arabia CPI: Information and communication (2023=100) was up 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 98.10 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.1% (Jun 2024) to 13.2% (Jan 2021), averaging 0.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 98.10 | 0.5 |
| August 2026 | 98.20 | 0.5 |
| July 2026 | 98.40 | 0.7 |
| June 2026 | 98.30 | 0.6 |
| May 2026 | 98.40 | 0.7 |
| April 2026 | 98.40 | 1.3 |
| March 2026 | 98.40 | 1.0 |
| February 2026 | 98.30 | 1.0 |
| January 2026 | 97.80 | 0.3 |
| December 2025 | 97.90 | 0.2 |
| November 2025 | 97.80 | 0.1 |
| October 2025 | 97.70 | −0.2 |
| September 2025 | 97.60 | −0.4 |
| August 2025 | 97.70 | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 97.70 | −0.5 |
| June 2025 | 97.70 | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 97.70 | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 97.10 | −1.7 |
| March 2025 | 97.40 | −1.5 |
| February 2025 | 97.30 | −1.8 |
| January 2025 | 97.50 | −1.7 |
| December 2024 | 97.70 | −1.3 |
| November 2024 | 97.70 | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 97.90 | −1.7 |

## API

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

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