# United Kingdom CPI INDEX 09.5.1.1 Fiction books 2015=100 ()

United Kingdom CPI INDEX 09.5.1.1 Fiction books 2015=100 () was up 1.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.07% in August 2026.
The level stood at 142.5 (index (2015=100)).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.8% (May 2020) to 15.6% (Mar 2022), averaging 3.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CPI.M.NSA.COICOP-09-5-1-1`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index (2015=100)
- Coverage: 2015-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (141 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpi-index-09-5-1-1-fiction-books-2015-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 142.5 | 1.1 |
| August 2026 | 142.8 | −0.07 |
| July 2026 | 141.5 | −1.7 |
| June 2026 | 143.4 | 0.3 |
| May 2026 | 140.5 | −1.3 |
| April 2026 | 140.7 | −0.3 |
| March 2026 | 143.1 | 2.8 |
| February 2026 | 141.5 | 1.1 |
| January 2026 | 137.2 | 0.3 |
| December 2025 | 142.5 | 2.8 |
| November 2025 | 142.7 | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 142.0 | 3.1 |
| September 2025 | 141.0 | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 142.9 | 3.0 |
| July 2025 | 144.0 | 4.9 |
| June 2025 | 143.0 | 4.7 |
| May 2025 | 142.3 | 6.0 |
| April 2025 | 141.1 | 6.1 |
| March 2025 | 139.2 | 5.1 |
| February 2025 | 140.0 | 4.7 |
| January 2025 | 136.8 | 3.7 |
| December 2024 | 138.6 | 3.7 |
| November 2024 | 141.1 | 6.1 |
| October 2024 | 137.7 | 3.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPI.M.NSA.COICOP-09-5-1-1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPI.M.NSA.COICOP-09-5-1-1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```