# United Kingdom 08.1 Communication Postal services CP SA £m ()

United Kingdom 08.1 Communication Postal services CP SA £m () was up 5.9% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 5.7% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 359.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −27.1% (Q4 2022) to 61.1% (Q4 2023), averaging 3.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-08-1`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1985-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (166 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/08-1-communication-postal-services-cp-sa-m

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 359.0 £m | 5.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 355.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 358.0 £m | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 342.0 £m | −1.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 339.0 £m | −6.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 336.0 £m | −8.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 341.0 £m | −7.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 348.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 363.0 £m | 12.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 366.0 £m | 25.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 369.0 £m | 61.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 324.0 £m | 18.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 323.0 £m | 15.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 292.0 £m | 6.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 229.0 £m | −27.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 273.0 £m | −11.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 280.0 £m | −10.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 274.0 £m | −22.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 314.0 £m | −0.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 309.0 £m | 2.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 313.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 354.0 £m | 20.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 315.0 £m | 19.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 303.0 £m | 11.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-08-1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-08-1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```