# United Kingdom 09.5.3 Newspapers; books and stationery Miscellaneous printed matter CP NSA £m ()

United Kingdom 09.5.3 Newspapers; books and stationery Miscellaneous printed matter CP NSA £m () was down 1.6% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 7.9% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 905.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.9% (Q3 2019) to 45.9% (Q3 2020), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-09-5-3`
- 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-miscellaneous-printed-matter-cp-uk-hhcons-q-nsa-coicop-09-5-3

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 905.0 £m | −1.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 890.0 £m | 7.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,213.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 788.0 £m | 8.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 920.0 £m | 7.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 825.0 £m | 4.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,184.0 £m | 8.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 724.0 £m | 5.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 853.0 £m | 5.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 787.0 £m | 0.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,092.0 £m | −7.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 688.0 £m | −8.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 812.0 £m | −8.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 785.0 £m | −9.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,177.0 £m | −5.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 748.0 £m | 9.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 883.0 £m | 6.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 867.0 £m | 19.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,247.0 £m | 20.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 682.0 £m | −1.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 828.0 £m | 21.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 727.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,036.0 £m | −16.7 |
| Q3 2020 | 693.0 £m | 45.9 |

## API

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

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