# United Kingdom RSI:Retail of dispensing chemists (vol sa):All Business Index ()

United Kingdom RSI:Retail of dispensing chemists (vol sa):All Business Index () was down 5.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −15.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 80.40 (index).
That is the highest reading since August 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −31.2% (Sep 2022) to 97.0% (Jun 2020), averaging −0.04%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.RETSALES.M.SA.SECTOR-CHEMISTS`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1988-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (465 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/rsi-retail-of-dispensing-chemists-vol-sa-all-business-index

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 80.40 | −5.4 |
| August 2026 | 76.30 | −15.8 |
| July 2026 | 77.30 | −9.1 |
| June 2026 | 75.90 | −11.0 |
| May 2026 | 77.40 | −15.2 |
| April 2026 | 79.80 | −11.4 |
| March 2026 | 76.40 | −19.2 |
| February 2026 | 78.10 | −18.9 |
| January 2026 | 82.00 | −8.6 |
| December 2025 | 83.20 | −11.3 |
| November 2025 | 81.90 | −13.5 |
| October 2025 | 81.40 | −16.3 |
| September 2025 | 85.00 | −8.5 |
| August 2025 | 90.60 | 3.7 |
| July 2025 | 85.00 | −20.3 |
| June 2025 | 85.30 | −22.6 |
| May 2025 | 91.30 | −18.6 |
| April 2025 | 90.10 | −15.2 |
| March 2025 | 94.50 | −2.2 |
| February 2025 | 96.30 | −4.4 |
| January 2025 | 89.70 | −13.2 |
| December 2024 | 93.80 | −3.1 |
| November 2024 | 94.70 | −17.9 |
| October 2024 | 97.20 | −8.0 |

## API

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

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