# United Kingdom 09.5.2 Newspapers; books and stationery Newspapers and periodicals CP SA £m ()

United Kingdom 09.5.2 Newspapers; books and stationery Newspapers and periodicals CP SA £m () was down 1.9% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −0.5% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 1,161.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.8% (Q1 2021) to 6.8% (Q1 2017), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-09-5-2`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1985-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (166 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/09-5-2-newspapers-books-and-stationery-newspapers-and-periodicals-cp-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 1,161.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,179.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,175.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,191.0 £m | 0.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,184.0 £m | −2.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,185.0 £m | −1.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,168.0 £m | −2.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,182.0 £m | −2.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,212.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,206.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,199.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,210.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,190.0 £m | 4.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,148.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,165.0 £m | 4.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,151.0 £m | 3.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,144.0 £m | 6.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,121.0 £m | 6.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,119.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,118.0 £m | −3.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,071.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,055.0 £m | −17.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,164.0 £m | −6.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 1,160.0 £m | −2.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-09-5-2"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-09-5-2",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```