# United States Breakfast cereal in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, seasonally adjusted

United States Breakfast cereal in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, seasonally adjusted was up 0.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 3.0% in September 2026.
The level stood at 281.5 (index (1982-84=100)).
That is the lowest reading since August 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.1% (Feb 2018) to 16.6% (Sep 2022), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SEFA02`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index (1982-84=100)
- Coverage: 1992-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (418 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/breakfast-cereal-in-u-s-city-average-all-urban-consumers-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 281.5 | 0.1 |
| September 2026 | 285.8 | 3.0 |
| August 2026 | 283.3 | 3.1 |
| July 2026 | 287.9 | 4.1 |
| June 2026 | 285.0 | 2.3 |
| May 2026 | 282.7 | 1.2 |
| April 2026 | 284.2 | 3.7 |
| March 2026 | 284.4 | 1.2 |
| February 2026 | 285.6 | 3.2 |
| January 2026 | 287.9 | 6.2 |
| December 2025 | 281.9 | 0.6 |
| November 2025 | 284.7 | 2.4 |
| October 2025 | 281.1 | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 277.5 | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 274.9 | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 276.5 | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 278.5 | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 279.4 | −1.1 |
| April 2025 | 274.0 | −2.6 |
| March 2025 | 281.1 | 3.0 |
| February 2025 | 276.6 | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 271.0 | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 280.2 | 2.3 |
| November 2024 | 278.1 | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SEFA02"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SEFA02",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```