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

United Kingdom RSI:Predominantly Food stores (vol nsa) Small Business Index () was up 6.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 102.0 (index).
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.2% (Nov 2017) to 21.9% (Oct 2016), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.RETSALES.M.NSA.GRP-SMALLBUS.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-small-business-index

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 102.0 | 6.1 |
| August 2026 | 104.1 | 1.0 |
| July 2026 | 104.6 | 1.7 |
| June 2026 | 99.00 | −0.2 |
| May 2026 | 101.0 | −5.3 |
| April 2026 | 101.0 | −4.7 |
| March 2026 | 94.30 | −4.4 |
| February 2026 | 96.30 | −4.7 |
| January 2026 | 97.00 | 5.8 |
| December 2025 | 107.5 | −1.5 |
| November 2025 | 104.5 | 1.8 |
| October 2025 | 101.8 | 1.8 |
| September 2025 | 96.10 | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 103.1 | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 102.9 | −1.8 |
| June 2025 | 99.20 | 4.2 |
| May 2025 | 106.6 | 2.5 |
| April 2025 | 106.0 | 8.5 |
| March 2025 | 98.60 | 3.2 |
| February 2025 | 101.0 | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 91.70 | −3.3 |
| December 2024 | 109.1 | 3.7 |
| November 2024 | 102.7 | −6.8 |
| October 2024 | 100.0 | −4.5 |

## API

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

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