# United Kingdom 09.5.4 Newspapers; books & stationery Stationery & drawing materials CVM NAYear £m ()

United Kingdom 09.5.4 Newspapers; books & stationery Stationery & drawing materials CVM NAYear £m () was up 6.9% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 899.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.5% (Q3 2020) to 62.6% (Q2 2021), averaging 4.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-09-5-4.ITEM-ADSI.MEASURE-CVM`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1985-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (166 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/09-5-4-newspapers-books-and-stationery-stationery-and-drawing-materials-uk-hhcons-q-nsa-coicop-09-5-4-item-adsi-measure-cvm

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 899.0 £m | 6.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 852.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,032.0 £m | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,021.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 841.0 £m | 5.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 841.0 £m | −1.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 983.0 £m | −0.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,025.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 794.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 856.0 £m | 4.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 984.0 £m | −11.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,032.0 £m | −12.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 805.0 £m | −16.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 821.0 £m | −15.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,106.0 £m | 0.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,178.0 £m | −4.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 969.0 £m | −5.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 972.0 £m | 12.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,101.0 £m | 14.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,229.0 £m | 21.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,029.0 £m | 62.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 868.0 £m | 8.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 961.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 1,016.0 £m | −21.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-09-5-4.ITEM-ADSI.MEASURE-CVM"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-09-5-4.ITEM-ADSI.MEASURE-CVM",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```