# United Kingdom RSI:Predominantly food stores (val nsa) Small Business Index ()

United Kingdom RSI:Predominantly food stores (val nsa) Small Business Index () was up 8.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 108.4 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.9% (Nov 2017) to 20.2% (Oct 2016), averaging 4.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.RETSALES.M.NSA.GRP-SMALLBUS.MEASURE-VAL.SECTOR-FOOD`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1988-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (465 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/rsi-predominantly-food-stores-val-nsa-small-business-index

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 108.4 | 8.3 |
| August 2026 | 110.6 | 3.0 |
| July 2026 | 110.5 | 3.4 |
| June 2026 | 104.6 | 1.7 |
| May 2026 | 106.9 | −2.9 |
| April 2026 | 107.3 | −1.5 |
| March 2026 | 100.0 | −0.8 |
| February 2026 | 101.2 | −2.0 |
| January 2026 | 101.8 | 8.9 |
| December 2025 | 112.9 | 2.5 |
| November 2025 | 109.1 | 5.4 |
| October 2025 | 106.5 | 6.1 |
| September 2025 | 100.1 | 5.6 |
| August 2025 | 107.4 | 4.1 |
| July 2025 | 106.9 | 2.2 |
| June 2025 | 102.9 | 8.4 |
| May 2025 | 110.1 | 6.2 |
| April 2025 | 108.9 | 11.6 |
| March 2025 | 100.8 | 5.9 |
| February 2025 | 103.3 | 4.1 |
| January 2025 | 93.50 | −0.6 |
| December 2024 | 110.1 | 5.4 |
| November 2024 | 103.5 | −5.0 |
| October 2024 | 100.4 | −3.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.RETSALES.M.NSA.GRP-SMALLBUS.MEASURE-VAL.SECTOR-FOOD"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.RETSALES.M.NSA.GRP-SMALLBUS.MEASURE-VAL.SECTOR-FOOD",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```