# United Kingdom 09.5.3 Newspapers; books & stationery Misc.printed matter CVM NAYear NSA £m ()

United Kingdom 09.5.3 Newspapers; books & stationery Misc.printed matter CVM NAYear NSA £m () was down 2.3% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 7.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 882.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −27.4% (Q3 2019) to 43.2% (Q3 2020), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-09-5-3.MEASURE-CVM`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1985-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (166 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/09-5-3-newspapers-books-and-stationery-misc-printed-matter-cvm-nayear

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 882.0 £m | −2.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 868.0 £m | 7.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,182.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 780.0 £m | 8.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 903.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 809.0 £m | 0.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,170.0 £m | 5.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 722.0 £m | 2.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 854.0 £m | 2.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 802.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,111.0 £m | −10.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 708.0 £m | −12.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 835.0 £m | −13.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 813.0 £m | −16.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,245.0 £m | −12.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 809.0 £m | 2.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 968.0 £m | −0.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 975.0 £m | 14.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,424.0 £m | 16.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 789.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 971.0 £m | 21.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 853.0 £m | −0.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,219.0 £m | −17.6 |
| Q3 2020 | 822.0 £m | 43.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-09-5-3.MEASURE-CVM"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-09-5-3.MEASURE-CVM",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```