# United Kingdom RSI: Specialist Food Stores (vol sa) All Business Index ()

United Kingdom RSI: Specialist Food Stores (vol sa) All Business Index () was up 5.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 107.1 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.6% (Apr 2020) to 38.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 107.1 | 5.8 |
| August 2026 | 98.10 | −1.6 |
| July 2026 | 97.00 | 1.1 |
| June 2026 | 97.00 | −5.1 |
| May 2026 | 96.80 | −6.4 |
| April 2026 | 101.1 | −1.6 |
| March 2026 | 99.10 | −4.7 |
| February 2026 | 100.5 | −2.0 |
| January 2026 | 103.9 | 7.2 |
| December 2025 | 103.6 | 7.8 |
| November 2025 | 104.6 | 9.3 |
| October 2025 | 101.6 | 6.5 |
| September 2025 | 101.2 | 3.4 |
| August 2025 | 99.70 | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 95.90 | −7.3 |
| June 2025 | 102.2 | 3.8 |
| May 2025 | 103.4 | −1.1 |
| April 2025 | 102.7 | 2.2 |
| March 2025 | 104.0 | 3.5 |
| February 2025 | 102.6 | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 96.90 | −7.7 |
| December 2024 | 96.10 | −6.3 |
| November 2024 | 95.70 | −18.3 |
| October 2024 | 95.40 | −9.8 |

## API

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

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