# United Kingdom 09.5.3 Newspapers; books & stationery Miscellaneous printed matter CVM NAYear SA £m ()

United Kingdom 09.5.3 Newspapers; books & stationery Miscellaneous printed matter CVM NAYear SA £m () was down 2.2% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 6.9% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 914.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.5% (Q3 2019) to 35.1% (Q3 2020), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.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-miscellaneous-printed-matter-cvm

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 914.0 £m | −2.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 949.0 £m | 6.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 909.0 £m | 3.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 942.0 £m | 6.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 935.0 £m | 4.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 888.0 £m | 0.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 881.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 885.0 £m | 2.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 896.0 £m | 2.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 886.0 £m | −0.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 836.0 £m | −9.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 868.0 £m | −12.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 874.0 £m | −13.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 889.0 £m | −17.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 926.0 £m | −12.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 987.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,012.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,072.0 £m | 13.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,058.0 £m | 20.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 998.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,032.0 £m | 23.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 949.0 £m | −0.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 880.0 £m | −18.1 |
| Q3 2020 | 1,028.0 £m | 35.1 |

## API

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

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