# United Kingdom 09.4.3 Recreation and culture :Games of chance CVM NAYear SA £m ()

United Kingdom 09.4.3 Recreation and culture :Games of chance CVM NAYear SA £m () was down 6.7% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −4.2% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 2,985.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −28.1% (Q2 2020) to 13.0% (Q4 2017), averaging −3.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-09-4-3.MEASURE-CVM`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1985-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (166 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/09-4-3-recreation-and-culture-games-of-chance-cvm-nayear-sa-m

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 2,985.0 £m | −6.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,069.0 £m | −4.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 3,088.0 £m | −5.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,088.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,200.0 £m | −0.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 3,202.0 £m | −1.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,253.0 £m | 0.06 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,104.0 £m | −8.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,218.0 £m | −4.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,253.0 £m | −5.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,251.0 £m | −5.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,378.0 £m | −8.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,367.0 £m | −6.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,453.0 £m | −0.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,423.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 3,702.0 £m | 8.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 3,606.0 £m | 9.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 3,464.0 £m | −2.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,439.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,409.0 £m | 3.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,294.0 £m | 12.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 3,552.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 3,542.0 £m | −6.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 3,311.0 £m | −11.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-09-4-3.MEASURE-CVM"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-09-4-3.MEASURE-CVM",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```