# United Kingdom 09.5.4 Newspapers; books and stationery Stationery and drawing materials CP SA £m ()

United Kingdom 09.5.4 Newspapers; books and stationery Stationery and drawing materials CP SA £m () was up 7.4% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.9% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 1,021.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.9% (Q3 2020) to 61.3% (Q2 2021), averaging 7.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-09-5-4`
- 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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 1,021.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 968.0 £m | 1.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 979.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 929.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 951.0 £m | 7.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 950.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 929.0 £m | 3.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 910.0 £m | 3.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 881.0 £m | 2.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 938.0 £m | 4.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 901.0 £m | −10.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 883.0 £m | −10.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 864.0 £m | −13.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 899.0 £m | −10.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,007.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 985.0 £m | 4.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 995.0 £m | 1.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,003.0 £m | 17.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 949.0 £m | 17.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 943.0 £m | 25.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 976.0 £m | 61.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 856.0 £m | 8.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 809.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q3 2020 | 753.0 £m | −19.9 |

## API

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

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