# United Kingdom CPI item — Margarine And Similar Preparations ()

United Kingdom CPI item — Margarine And Similar Preparations () was down 8.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 98.77 (index (Jan=100, annually chain-linked)).
Over the past available history it has ranged from −11.2% (Jul 2026) to −1.5% (Feb 2026), averaging −6.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics (CPI item / consumption-segment indices)
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-CP0115301`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index (Jan=100, annually chain-linked)
- Coverage: 2025-02-01 to 2026-09-01 (20 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpi-item-margarine-and-similar-preparations

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 98.77 | −8.3 |
| August 2026 | 99.84 | −5.6 |
| July 2026 | 100.8 | −11.2 |
| June 2026 | 99.30 | −9.4 |
| May 2026 | 101.7 | −3.6 |
| April 2026 | 97.12 | −9.1 |
| March 2026 | 100.5 | −4.4 |
| February 2026 | 98.81 | −1.5 |
| January 2026 | 101.8 | — |
| December 2025 | 106.2 | — |
| November 2025 | 112.4 | — |
| October 2025 | 107.7 | — |
| September 2025 | 107.7 | — |
| August 2025 | 105.8 | — |
| July 2025 | 113.5 | — |
| June 2025 | 109.6 | — |
| May 2025 | 105.4 | — |
| April 2025 | 106.9 | — |
| March 2025 | 105.1 | — |
| February 2025 | 100.3 | — |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-CP0115301"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-CP0115301",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```