# United Kingdom 08 Communication IDEF SA 2023=100 ()

United Kingdom 08 Communication IDEF SA 2023=100 () was down 2.0% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −2.5% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 99.50 (index (2023=100)).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.7% (Q2 2018) to 4.8% (Q4 2024), averaging −6.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-08.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-communication-idef-sa-2023-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 99.50 | −2.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 99.20 | −2.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 99.30 | −2.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 99.90 | −0.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 101.5 | 1.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 101.7 | 4.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 101.9 | 4.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 100.8 | 4.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 99.90 | 1.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 97.60 | 2.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 97.20 | −0.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 96.60 | −4.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 98.10 | −5.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 95.40 | −7.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 97.40 | −4.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 100.6 | −1.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 103.5 | 2.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 102.8 | −1.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 101.8 | −2.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 102.2 | −3.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 101.5 | −7.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 104.1 | −8.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 104.4 | −14.0 |
| Q3 2020 | 105.7 | −14.4 |

## API

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

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