# United Kingdom CPI item — Toothpaste (Specify Size) ()

United Kingdom CPI item — Toothpaste (Specify Size) () was up 7.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 108.9 (index (Jan=100, annually chain-linked)).
Over the past available history it has ranged from −1.1% (May 2026) to 7.5% (Jun 2026), averaging 5.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics (CPI item / consumption-segment indices)
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-520209`
- 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-toothpaste-specify-size

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 108.9 | 7.1 |
| August 2026 | 107.1 | 5.8 |
| July 2026 | 105.9 | 5.5 |
| June 2026 | 106.2 | 7.5 |
| May 2026 | 102.6 | −1.1 |
| April 2026 | 108.0 | 6.1 |
| March 2026 | 104.9 | 4.2 |
| February 2026 | 105.1 | 5.8 |
| January 2026 | 94.74 | — |
| December 2025 | 105.1 | — |
| November 2025 | 102.5 | — |
| October 2025 | 103.3 | — |
| September 2025 | 101.7 | — |
| August 2025 | 101.3 | — |
| July 2025 | 100.3 | — |
| June 2025 | 98.83 | — |
| May 2025 | 103.7 | — |
| April 2025 | 101.8 | — |
| March 2025 | 100.7 | — |
| February 2025 | 99.25 | — |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-520209"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-520209",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```