# United Kingdom 09.5.2 Newspapers;books & stationery Newspapers and periodicals IDEF SA 2023=100 ()

United Kingdom 09.5.2 Newspapers;books & stationery Newspapers and periodicals IDEF SA 2023=100 () was up 6.4% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 7.2% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 114.7 (index (2023=100)).
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.3% (Q2 2017) to 12.2% (Q1 2023), averaging 6.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-09-5-2.MEASURE-IDEF`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: index (2023=100)
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (118 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/09-5-2-newspapers-books-and-stationery-newspapers-and-periodicals-idef

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 114.7 | 6.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 112.7 | 7.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 111.3 | 7.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 110.0 | 8.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 107.8 | 9.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 105.1 | 8.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 103.8 | 8.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 101.0 | 5.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 98.90 | 5.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 96.70 | 6.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 95.50 | 8.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 95.50 | 10.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 93.70 | 11.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 91.20 | 12.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 88.00 | 11.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 86.60 | 10.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 83.90 | 7.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 81.30 | 6.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 78.70 | 4.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 78.70 | 5.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 77.90 | 5.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 76.10 | 3.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 75.10 | 3.9 |
| Q3 2020 | 74.60 | 4.6 |

## API

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

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