# United States Photographic equipment in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, seasonally adjusted

United States Photographic equipment in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, seasonally adjusted was down 2.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with −1.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 29.48 (index (DECEMBER 1997=100)).
That is the lowest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.6% (Sep 2018) to 14.2% (Aug 2024), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SS61023`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index (DECEMBER 1997=100)
- Coverage: 2004-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (274 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/photographic-equipment-in-u-s-city-average-all-urban-consumers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 29.48 | −2.8 |
| September 2026 | 29.84 | −1.2 |
| August 2026 | 29.85 | −1.1 |
| July 2026 | 29.45 | −0.7 |
| June 2026 | 29.88 | 2.9 |
| May 2026 | 30.73 | 6.4 |
| April 2026 | 30.85 | 8.4 |
| March 2026 | 31.28 | 11.0 |
| February 2026 | 31.16 | 9.5 |
| January 2026 | 30.13 | 6.7 |
| December 2025 | 30.08 | 9.2 |
| November 2025 | 30.47 | 7.5 |
| October 2025 | 30.33 | 5.6 |
| September 2025 | 30.20 | 5.7 |
| August 2025 | 30.19 | 4.7 |
| July 2025 | 29.66 | 2.8 |
| June 2025 | 29.04 | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 28.89 | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 28.47 | 0.8 |
| March 2025 | 28.18 | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 28.45 | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 28.23 | 1.3 |
| December 2024 | 27.56 | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 28.34 | 1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SS61023"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SS61023",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```