# United States Chicken in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted

United States Chicken in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted was down 0.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.6% in September 2026.
The level stood at 199.6 (index (DECEMBER 1997=100)).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.7% (Jul 2026) to 18.6% (Jun 2022), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-SEFF01`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index (DECEMBER 1997=100)
- Coverage: 1997-12-01 to 2026-10-01 (347 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/chicken-in-u-s-city-average-all-urban-consumers-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 199.6 | −0.1 |
| September 2026 | 199.1 | −0.6 |
| August 2026 | 197.7 | −2.3 |
| July 2026 | 196.7 | −2.7 |
| June 2026 | 198.2 | −2.3 |
| May 2026 | 199.2 | −0.6 |
| April 2026 | 197.7 | −0.7 |
| March 2026 | 198.4 | 0.1 |
| February 2026 | 197.3 | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 198.5 | 1.1 |
| December 2025 | 199.8 | 1.2 |
| November 2025 | 199.5 | 1.3 |
| October 2025 | 199.8 | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 200.2 | 1.5 |
| August 2025 | 202.4 | 2.8 |
| July 2025 | 202.1 | 3.3 |
| June 2025 | 202.9 | 3.9 |
| May 2025 | 200.4 | 2.3 |
| April 2025 | 199.2 | 2.7 |
| March 2025 | 198.2 | 1.3 |
| February 2025 | 196.2 | 2.1 |
| January 2025 | 196.4 | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 197.4 | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 196.8 | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-SEFF01"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.NSA.ITEM-SEFF01",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```