# United States Core CPI (ex food & energy) (NSA)

United States Core CPI (ex food & energy) (NSA) was up 2.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.6% in September 2026.
The level stood at 339.9 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.2% (Jun 2020) to 6.6% (Sep 2022), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.CPICORE.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (370 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/core-cpi-ex-food-and-energy-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 339.9 | 2.8 |
| September 2026 | 339.3 | 2.6 |
| August 2026 | 338.0 | 2.4 |
| July 2026 | 337.1 | 2.5 |
| June 2026 | 336.9 | 2.6 |
| May 2026 | 336.8 | 2.9 |
| April 2026 | 335.8 | 2.8 |
| March 2026 | 334.4 | 2.6 |
| February 2026 | 333.2 | 2.5 |
| January 2026 | 331.9 | 2.5 |
| December 2025 | 330.5 | 2.6 |
| November 2025 | 330.4 | 2.6 |
| October 2025 | 330.6 | 2.8 |
| September 2025 | 330.8 | 3.0 |
| August 2025 | 330.0 | 3.1 |
| July 2025 | 329.0 | 3.1 |
| June 2025 | 328.4 | 2.9 |
| May 2025 | 327.5 | 2.8 |
| April 2025 | 326.8 | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 325.9 | 2.8 |
| February 2025 | 325.3 | 3.1 |
| January 2025 | 323.8 | 3.3 |
| December 2024 | 322.0 | 3.2 |
| November 2024 | 321.9 | 3.3 |

## API

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

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