# United Kingdom CPI INDEX 09.5 : Books, newspapers and stationery 2015=100 ()

United Kingdom CPI INDEX 09.5 : Books, newspapers and stationery 2015=100 () was up 3.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 161.2 (index (2015=100)).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.8% (Jan 2021) to 12.0% (May 2023), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CPI.M.NSA.COICOP-09-5`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index (2015=100)
- Coverage: 1988-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (465 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpi-index-09-5-books-newspapers-and-stationery-2015-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 161.2 | 3.2 |
| August 2026 | 161.8 | 2.9 |
| July 2026 | 159.9 | 1.5 |
| June 2026 | 161.7 | 2.6 |
| May 2026 | 162.0 | 2.7 |
| April 2026 | 159.4 | 1.7 |
| March 2026 | 159.0 | 2.2 |
| February 2026 | 158.9 | 2.9 |
| January 2026 | 158.5 | 3.6 |
| December 2025 | 159.4 | 3.6 |
| November 2025 | 158.0 | 2.0 |
| October 2025 | 156.8 | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 156.2 | 2.4 |
| August 2025 | 157.2 | 4.3 |
| July 2025 | 157.6 | 3.5 |
| June 2025 | 157.6 | 3.8 |
| May 2025 | 157.8 | 4.4 |
| April 2025 | 156.7 | 4.3 |
| March 2025 | 155.6 | 4.8 |
| February 2025 | 154.4 | 5.6 |
| January 2025 | 153.0 | 5.7 |
| December 2024 | 153.9 | 5.6 |
| November 2024 | 154.9 | 5.8 |
| October 2024 | 154.2 | 4.9 |

## API

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

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