# United Kingdom CPIH INDEX 09.5.2 : NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS 2015=100 ()

United Kingdom CPIH INDEX 09.5.2 : NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS 2015=100 () was up 8.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 8.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 227.9 (index (2015=100)).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.6% (Apr 2017) to 15.1% (Jan 2023), averaging 7.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CPIH.M.NSA.COICOP-09-5-2`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index (2015=100)
- Coverage: 1988-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (465 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpih-index-09-5-2-newspapers-and-periodicals-2015-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 227.9 | 8.2 |
| August 2026 | 226.3 | 8.3 |
| July 2026 | 223.5 | 8.7 |
| June 2026 | 220.9 | 9.0 |
| May 2026 | 221.5 | 8.1 |
| April 2026 | 218.2 | 8.0 |
| March 2026 | 213.8 | 8.3 |
| February 2026 | 215.4 | 8.4 |
| January 2026 | 215.0 | 9.5 |
| December 2025 | 213.8 | 9.8 |
| November 2025 | 211.3 | 8.6 |
| October 2025 | 211.4 | 9.4 |
| September 2025 | 210.6 | 10.4 |
| August 2025 | 208.9 | 10.4 |
| July 2025 | 205.7 | 11.1 |
| June 2025 | 202.6 | 12.0 |
| May 2025 | 204.9 | 12.5 |
| April 2025 | 202.0 | 12.8 |
| March 2025 | 197.4 | 11.6 |
| February 2025 | 198.8 | 12.4 |
| January 2025 | 196.4 | 11.1 |
| December 2024 | 194.7 | 10.6 |
| November 2024 | 194.6 | 11.3 |
| October 2024 | 193.3 | 11.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPIH.M.NSA.COICOP-09-5-2"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPIH.M.NSA.COICOP-09-5-2",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```