# United Kingdom CPI item — Sweets, Soft And Hard (Excl. Mints And Chewing Gum) ()

United Kingdom CPI item — Sweets, Soft And Hard (Excl. Mints And Chewing Gum) () was up 4.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 99.24 (index (Jan=100, annually chain-linked)).
Over the past available history it has ranged from −2.8% (Apr 2026) to 4.5% (Sep 2026), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics (CPI item / consumption-segment indices)
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-CP0118902`
- 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-sweets-soft-and-hard-excl-mints-and-chewing-gum

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 99.24 | 4.5 |
| August 2026 | 99.22 | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 96.39 | −1.4 |
| June 2026 | 99.81 | 3.9 |
| May 2026 | 97.90 | 1.5 |
| April 2026 | 96.82 | −2.8 |
| March 2026 | 99.76 | −0.3 |
| February 2026 | 99.61 | −0.6 |
| January 2026 | 102.8 | — |
| December 2025 | 95.10 | — |
| November 2025 | 92.92 | — |
| October 2025 | 94.27 | — |
| September 2025 | 94.98 | — |
| August 2025 | 96.09 | — |
| July 2025 | 97.78 | — |
| June 2025 | 96.06 | — |
| May 2025 | 96.44 | — |
| April 2025 | 99.65 | — |
| March 2025 | 100.0 | — |
| February 2025 | 100.2 | — |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-CP0118902"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-CP0118902",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```