# 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 6.8% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.5% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 995.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.5% (Q3 2020) to 62.8% (Q2 2021), averaging 4.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-09-5-4.ITEM-XYJW.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-xyjw-measure-cvm

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 995.0 £m | 6.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 946.0 £m | 1.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 957.0 £m | 4.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 914.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 932.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 932.0 £m | −2.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 917.0 £m | −0.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 902.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 882.0 £m | −0.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 957.0 £m | 4.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 924.0 £m | −11.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 911.0 £m | −11.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 887.0 £m | −15.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 920.0 £m | −16.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,045.0 £m | −0.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,030.0 £m | −3.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,054.0 £m | −6.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,096.0 £m | 11.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,053.0 £m | 12.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,067.0 £m | 22.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,122.0 £m | 62.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 985.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 934.0 £m | −3.2 |
| Q3 2020 | 869.0 £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-XYJW.MEASURE-CVM"

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