# United States CPI: Airline Fares (NSA)

United States CPI: Airline Fares (NSA) was up 27.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with 22.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 327.8 (index).
That is the highest reading since December 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −28.8% (May 2020) to 42.9% (Sep 2022), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.CPI.M.NSA.IND-AIRFARE`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (370 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/cpi-airline-fares-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 327.8 | 27.8 |
| September 2026 | 315.9 | 22.4 |
| August 2026 | 309.7 | 23.4 |
| July 2026 | 311.2 | 25.5 |
| June 2026 | 323.8 | 26.5 |
| May 2026 | 329.8 | 26.7 |
| April 2026 | 308.5 | 20.7 |
| March 2026 | 290.2 | 14.9 |
| February 2026 | 280.6 | 7.1 |
| January 2026 | 271.2 | 2.2 |
| December 2025 | 253.7 | −3.4 |
| November 2025 | 254.9 | −5.4 |
| October 2025 | 256.5 | −3.6 |
| September 2025 | 258.0 | 3.2 |
| August 2025 | 251.0 | 3.3 |
| July 2025 | 247.9 | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 255.9 | −3.5 |
| May 2025 | 260.3 | −7.3 |
| April 2025 | 255.6 | −7.9 |
| March 2025 | 252.6 | −5.2 |
| February 2025 | 262.1 | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 265.3 | 7.1 |
| December 2024 | 262.6 | 7.9 |
| November 2024 | 269.3 | 4.7 |

## API

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

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