# United States Medicinal drugs in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, seasonally adjusted

United States Medicinal drugs in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, seasonally adjusted was down 3.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with −3.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 131.9 (index (DECEMBER 2009=100)).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.4% (Sep 2026) to 5.3% (Oct 2016), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SEMF`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index (DECEMBER 2009=100)
- Coverage: 2011-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (190 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/medicinal-drugs-in-u-s-city-average-all-urban-consumers-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 131.9 | −3.1 |
| September 2026 | 131.3 | −3.4 |
| August 2026 | 132.3 | −2.7 |
| July 2026 | 132.8 | −2.7 |
| June 2026 | 133.5 | −2.3 |
| May 2026 | 133.5 | −2.2 |
| April 2026 | 134.6 | −0.9 |
| March 2026 | 135.0 | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 136.4 | −0.4 |
| January 2026 | 136.7 | −0.07 |
| December 2025 | 136.9 | 1.5 |
| November 2025 | 136.2 | 1.0 |
| October 2025 | 136.1 | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 136.0 | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 136.0 | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 136.5 | 0.01 |
| June 2025 | 136.6 | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 136.5 | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 135.8 | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 135.2 | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 137.0 | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 136.8 | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 134.9 | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 134.8 | 0.3 |

## API

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

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