# United Kingdom RSI:Predominantly Food stores (vol nsa) Large Business Index ()

United Kingdom RSI:Predominantly Food stores (vol nsa) Large Business Index () was down 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 96.70 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.0% (Mar 2022) to 13.2% (Mar 2020), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.RETSALES.M.NSA.GRP-LARGEBUS.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-vol-nsa-large-business-index

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 96.70 | −1.0 |
| August 2026 | 98.30 | 1.2 |
| July 2026 | 100.5 | −1.0 |
| June 2026 | 100.5 | 0.10 |
| May 2026 | 101.2 | 2.1 |
| April 2026 | 97.50 | −4.8 |
| March 2026 | 101.3 | 2.9 |
| February 2026 | 97.30 | 0.8 |
| January 2026 | 95.30 | 1.4 |
| December 2025 | 111.4 | −1.1 |
| November 2025 | 102.9 | 2.1 |
| October 2025 | 98.00 | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 97.70 | 0.5 |
| August 2025 | 97.10 | −2.0 |
| July 2025 | 101.5 | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 100.4 | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 99.10 | −2.0 |
| April 2025 | 102.4 | 7.2 |
| March 2025 | 98.40 | −3.7 |
| February 2025 | 96.50 | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 94.00 | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 112.6 | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 100.8 | −3.1 |
| October 2024 | 96.90 | −2.9 |

## API

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

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