# United Kingdom 09.5 Newspapers; books and stationery CVM NAYear NSA £m ()

United Kingdom 09.5 Newspapers; books and stationery CVM NAYear NSA £m () was down 0.5% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 3.0% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 3,798.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.4% (Q2 2023) to 14.8% (Q2 2021), averaging −1.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-09-5.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-newspapers-books-and-stationery-cvm-nayear-nsa-m

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 3,798.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,863.0 £m | 3.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5,185.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,231.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,816.0 £m | 1.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 3,749.0 £m | −4.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 5,118.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 4,089.0 £m | −4.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,769.0 £m | −4.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,926.0 £m | −2.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 5,184.0 £m | −10.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 4,275.0 £m | −11.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,930.0 £m | −12.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 4,032.0 £m | −11.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 5,820.0 £m | −7.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 4,802.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 4,488.0 £m | −0.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 4,544.0 £m | 6.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 6,304.0 £m | 4.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 4,768.0 £m | 6.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 4,523.0 £m | 14.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 4,279.0 £m | −5.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 6,029.0 £m | −4.9 |
| Q3 2020 | 4,473.0 £m | −4.7 |

## API

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

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