# United States CPI: Apparel (NSA)

United States CPI: Apparel (NSA) was up 4.4% year on year in October 2026, compared with 3.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 138.4 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.9% (May 2020) to 6.8% (Mar 2022), averaging 0.8%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 138.4 | 4.4 |
| September 2026 | 140.0 | 3.4 |
| August 2026 | 136.8 | 3.6 |
| July 2026 | 134.2 | 3.9 |
| June 2026 | 135.9 | 3.9 |
| May 2026 | 137.5 | 4.8 |
| April 2026 | 138.1 | 4.2 |
| March 2026 | 138.6 | 3.4 |
| February 2026 | 136.1 | 2.5 |
| January 2026 | 130.7 | 1.7 |
| December 2025 | 128.1 | 0.6 |
| November 2025 | 129.8 | 0.2 |
| October 2025 | 132.6 | −0.4 |
| September 2025 | 135.4 | −0.08 |
| August 2025 | 132.0 | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 129.2 | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 130.8 | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 131.2 | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 132.5 | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 134.1 | 0.3 |
| February 2025 | 132.8 | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 128.5 | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 127.4 | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 129.5 | 1.1 |

## API

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

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