# United Kingdom 09.5.1 Newspapers; books and stationery Books CVM NAYear SA £m ()

United Kingdom 09.5.1 Newspapers; books and stationery Books CVM NAYear SA £m () was up 2.8% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 8.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 1,342.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.7% (Q3 2023) to 16.7% (Q3 2021), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-09-5-1.MEASURE-CVM`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1985-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (166 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/09-5-1-newspapers-books-and-stationery-books-cvm-nayear-sa-m

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 1,342.0 £m | 2.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,349.0 £m | 8.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,317.0 £m | 5.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,338.0 £m | 10.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,306.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,246.0 £m | −2.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,247.0 £m | −0.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,206.0 £m | −8.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,204.0 £m | −9.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,271.0 £m | −7.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,255.0 £m | −12.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,324.0 £m | −14.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,324.0 £m | −13.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,370.0 £m | −9.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,435.0 £m | −7.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,552.0 £m | 6.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,537.0 £m | 2.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,508.0 £m | 0.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,547.0 £m | 2.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,457.0 £m | 16.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,503.0 £m | 0.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,501.0 £m | 3.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,517.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q3 2020 | 1,248.0 £m | −6.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-09-5-1.MEASURE-CVM"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-09-5-1.MEASURE-CVM",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```