# United States Atlanta Fed Business Inflation Expectations — Year-Ahead Unit-Cost Mean

United States Atlanta Fed Business Inflation Expectations — Year-Ahead Unit-Cost Mean was 0.02% in August 2026, unchanged from July 2026 and unchanged from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since December 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.01% (Jul 2020) to 0.04% (Jul 2022), averaging 0.02%.
The next update is expected on 16 November 2026.

- Source agency: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Makrognosis code: `US.BIE1Y.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: % (firm year-ahead unit-cost expectation, mean)
- Coverage: 2014-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (152 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/atlanta-fed-business-inflation-expectations-year-ahead-unit-cost-mean

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| August 2026 | 0.02% |
| July 2026 | 0.02% |
| June 2026 | 0.02% |
| May 2026 | 0.02% |
| April 2026 | 0.02% |
| March 2026 | 0.02% |
| February 2026 | 0.02% |
| January 2026 | 0.02% |
| December 2025 | 0.02% |
| November 2025 | 0.02% |
| October 2025 | 0.02% |
| September 2025 | 0.02% |
| August 2025 | 0.02% |
| July 2025 | 0.02% |
| June 2025 | 0.02% |
| May 2025 | 0.02% |
| April 2025 | 0.02% |
| March 2025 | 0.02% |
| February 2025 | 0.02% |
| January 2025 | 0.02% |
| December 2024 | 0.03% |
| November 2024 | 0.03% |
| October 2024 | 0.03% |
| September 2024 | 0.03% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.BIE1Y.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.BIE1Y.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```