# United Kingdom 08.1 Communication Postal services IDEF SA 2023=100 ()

United Kingdom 08.1 Communication Postal services IDEF SA 2023=100 () was up 1.5% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 2.5% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 106.2 (index (2023=100)).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.6% (Q4 2025) to 17.3% (Q2 2024), averaging 5.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-08-1.MEASURE-IDEF`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: index (2023=100)
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (118 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/08-1-communication-postal-services-idef-sa-2023-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 106.2 | 1.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 107.6 | 2.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 106.2 | 0.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 106.9 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 104.6 | 4.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 105.0 | 11.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 105.6 | 16.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 101.8 | 15.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 99.70 | 17.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 94.10 | 13.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 90.40 | 10.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 88.00 | 6.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 85.00 | 7.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 83.20 | 6.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 82.10 | 5.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 82.50 | 7.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 79.30 | 5.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 78.30 | 0.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 77.70 | 6.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 76.50 | 5.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 75.40 | 4.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 77.80 | 10.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 73.30 | 4.1 |
| Q3 2020 | 72.70 | 4.9 |

## API

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

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