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

United States Prescription drugs in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, seasonally adjusted was down 4.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with −4.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 545.3 (index (1982-84=100)).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.5% (Sep 2026) to 7.1% (Oct 2016), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SEMF01`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index (1982-84=100)
- Coverage: 1969-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (694 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/prescription-drugs-in-u-s-city-average-all-urban-consumers-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 545.3 | −4.2 |
| September 2026 | 543.6 | −4.5 |
| August 2026 | 550.4 | −2.9 |
| July 2026 | 550.6 | −3.1 |
| June 2026 | 554.9 | −2.5 |
| May 2026 | 555.3 | −2.0 |
| April 2026 | 560.3 | −0.5 |
| March 2026 | 560.2 | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 568.7 | −0.7 |
| January 2026 | 569.6 | −0.5 |
| December 2025 | 569.7 | 2.0 |
| November 2025 | 568.9 | 1.9 |
| October 2025 | 569.0 | 1.4 |
| September 2025 | 569.0 | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 567.1 | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 568.0 | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 569.1 | 1.2 |
| May 2025 | 566.7 | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 563.3 | 2.3 |
| March 2025 | 561.2 | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 572.7 | 4.6 |
| January 2025 | 572.7 | 4.5 |
| December 2024 | 558.7 | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 558.5 | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SEMF01"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SEMF01",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```