# United Kingdom CPIH INDEX: Food, alcoholic beverages & tobacco (G) 2015=100 ()

United Kingdom CPIH INDEX: Food, alcoholic beverages & tobacco (G) 2015=100 () was up 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 148.8 (index (2015=100)).
That is the lowest reading since October 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.2% (Sep 2016) to 16.2% (Apr 2023), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CPIH.M.NSA.ITEM-L5JE`
- 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-food-alcoholic-beverages-and-tobacco-g-2015-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 148.8 | 1.6 |
| August 2026 | 149.1 | 1.6 |
| July 2026 | 148.5 | 1.6 |
| June 2026 | 148.4 | 1.8 |
| May 2026 | 148.6 | 2.3 |
| April 2026 | 148.8 | 3.0 |
| March 2026 | 148.8 | 3.6 |
| February 2026 | 148.4 | 3.4 |
| January 2026 | 148.4 | 3.8 |
| December 2025 | 148.0 | 4.7 |
| November 2025 | 146.8 | 4.2 |
| October 2025 | 147.2 | 5.2 |
| September 2025 | 146.5 | 4.9 |
| August 2025 | 146.7 | 5.3 |
| July 2025 | 146.2 | 5.2 |
| June 2025 | 145.8 | 5.0 |
| May 2025 | 145.3 | 4.7 |
| April 2025 | 144.5 | 4.0 |
| March 2025 | 143.6 | 3.6 |
| February 2025 | 143.5 | 3.9 |
| January 2025 | 142.9 | 3.7 |
| December 2024 | 141.4 | 2.8 |
| November 2024 | 140.9 | 3.2 |
| October 2024 | 139.9 | 2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPIH.M.NSA.ITEM-L5JE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPIH.M.NSA.ITEM-L5JE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```