{"metric":"cpi_index_alcohol_tobacco","title":"Consumer Prices Index: alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics (division 02)","topic":"economy","unit":"index","measure_type":"index","geography":"K02000001","comparison_method":"year_on_year","latest":{"period_start":"2026-07-01","period_end":"2026-07-31","period_label":"July 2026","value":159.9,"status":"final","vintage":"2026-08-18"},"comparison":{"period_label":"July 2025","value":155.9,"vintage":"2026-08-18"},"source":{"publisher":"ONS","publication":"Consumer price inflation time series (MM23)","landing_url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/latest","sheet":"MM23","table":"D7BV","row":"CPI INDEX 02:ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES,TOBACCO & NARCOTICS 2015=100","column":"2026 JUL","raw_value":"159.9","file_url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/latest","file_sha256":"68aab2fc37eaf9df4c4cbd29ac28dd280a0fbdc10791981c5a08b3ecc4b0c713","release_date":"2026-08-18","release_label":"Consumer price inflation, UK: July 2026"},"definition":"The Consumer Prices Index for COICOP division 02, Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics, with 2015 set to 100. One of the twelve division indices that combine, with the ONS expenditure weights, into the all-items CPI.\n","does_not_measure":"The prices any one household pays: the index tracks a national basket for this division, and it is not published for regions or nations.\n","links":{"page":"/economy/cpi-index-alcohol-tobacco","series":"/api/metrics/cpi_index_alcohol_tobacco/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/cpi_index_alcohol_tobacco/vintages"}}