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

United Kingdom 09.5.2 Newspapers; books and stationery Newspapers and periodicals CVM NAYear SA £m () was down 7.8% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −7.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 1,012.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.8% (Q1 2021) to 2.1% (Q1 2020), averaging −6.4%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 1,012.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,046.0 £m | −7.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,056.0 £m | −6.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,083.0 £m | −7.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,098.0 £m | −10.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,128.0 £m | −9.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,125.0 £m | −10.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,170.0 £m | −7.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,226.0 £m | −3.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,247.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,256.0 £m | −5.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,267.0 £m | −4.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,270.0 £m | −6.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,259.0 £m | −8.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,324.0 £m | −6.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,329.0 £m | −6.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,364.0 £m | −0.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,379.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,422.0 £m | −8.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,421.0 £m | −8.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,375.0 £m | −2.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,386.0 £m | −20.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,550.0 £m | −9.8 |
| Q3 2020 | 1,554.0 £m | −7.0 |

## API

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

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