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

United Kingdom 09.5.2 Newspapers; books and stationery Newspapers and periodicals CP NSA £m () was down 1.9% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −0.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 1,160.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.5% (Q1 2021) to 6.9% (Q2 2022), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 1,160.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,145.0 £m | −0.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,163.0 £m | −0.09 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,240.0 £m | 0.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,183.0 £m | −2.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,149.0 £m | −1.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,164.0 £m | −2.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,229.0 £m | −2.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,209.0 £m | 1.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,166.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,196.0 £m | 2.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,256.0 £m | 5.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,186.0 £m | 4.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,109.0 £m | 2.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,163.0 £m | 4.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,194.0 £m | 3.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,139.0 £m | 6.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,085.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,118.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,157.0 £m | −3.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,065.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,023.0 £m | −18.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,163.0 £m | −6.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 1,195.0 £m | −2.2 |

## API

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

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