# United Kingdom CPIH INDEX: Energy, food, alcohol and tobacco (SP) 2015=100 ()

United Kingdom CPIH INDEX: Energy, food, alcohol and tobacco (SP) 2015=100 () was up 6.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 157.3 (index (2015=100)).
That is the highest reading since September 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.3% (Sep 2024) to 26.6% (Oct 2022), averaging 4.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CPIH.M.NSA.ITEM-L5KN`
- 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-energy-food-alcohol-and-tobacco-sp-2015-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 157.3 | 6.2 |
| August 2026 | 155.8 | 5.1 |
| July 2026 | 153.6 | 3.9 |
| June 2026 | 152.8 | 3.0 |
| May 2026 | 153.7 | 3.8 |
| April 2026 | 154.1 | 4.2 |
| March 2026 | 152.5 | 4.0 |
| February 2026 | 149.9 | 2.1 |
| January 2026 | 150.2 | 2.8 |
| December 2025 | 150.1 | 3.9 |
| November 2025 | 149.0 | 3.5 |
| October 2025 | 149.1 | 4.2 |
| September 2025 | 148.1 | 4.7 |
| August 2025 | 148.3 | 4.5 |
| July 2025 | 147.8 | 4.0 |
| June 2025 | 148.4 | 3.3 |
| May 2025 | 148.1 | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 147.9 | 2.5 |
| March 2025 | 146.6 | −0.1 |
| February 2025 | 146.8 | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 146.1 | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 144.5 | 0.0 |
| November 2024 | 143.9 | −0.6 |
| October 2024 | 143.1 | −1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPIH.M.NSA.ITEM-L5KN"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPIH.M.NSA.ITEM-L5KN",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```