# United States Ship fare in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, seasonally adjusted

United States Ship fare in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, seasonally adjusted was down 9.6% year on year in October 2026, compared with −9.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 56.18 (index (DECEMBER 1997=100)).
That is the lowest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.8% (May 2020) to 12.6% (Aug 2021), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SS53023`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index (DECEMBER 1997=100)
- Coverage: 2002-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (298 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/ship-fare-in-u-s-city-average-all-urban-consumers-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 56.18 | −9.6 |
| September 2026 | 56.54 | −9.4 |
| August 2026 | 58.88 | −7.4 |
| July 2026 | 57.91 | −8.4 |
| June 2026 | 60.45 | −3.9 |
| May 2026 | 61.49 | −5.5 |
| April 2026 | 62.63 | −2.9 |
| March 2026 | 62.53 | −3.8 |
| February 2026 | 61.65 | −5.7 |
| January 2026 | 61.48 | −7.0 |
| December 2025 | 61.92 | −4.8 |
| November 2025 | 61.82 | −5.1 |
| October 2025 | 62.12 | −6.3 |
| September 2025 | 62.42 | −7.3 |
| August 2025 | 63.60 | −5.4 |
| July 2025 | 63.24 | −4.9 |
| June 2025 | 62.89 | −5.3 |
| May 2025 | 65.06 | −1.8 |
| April 2025 | 64.48 | −3.7 |
| March 2025 | 65.02 | −1.8 |
| February 2025 | 65.36 | −1.0 |
| January 2025 | 66.15 | −1.2 |
| December 2024 | 65.04 | −0.9 |
| November 2024 | 65.14 | −1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SS53023"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.ITEM-SS53023",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```