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

United Kingdom 09.5 Newspapers; books and stationery CVM NAYear SA £m () was down 0.2% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 2.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 4,263.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.4% (Q2 2023) to 14.4% (Q2 2021), averaging −1.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.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-sa-m

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 4,263.0 £m | −0.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 4,290.0 £m | 2.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,239.0 £m | 1.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,277.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 4,271.0 £m | 1.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 4,194.0 £m | −3.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 4,170.0 £m | −2.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 4,164.0 £m | −4.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 4,208.0 £m | −3.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 4,360.0 £m | −1.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 4,270.0 £m | −9.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 4,366.0 £m | −10.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 4,351.0 £m | −12.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 4,434.0 £m | −12.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 4,731.0 £m | −6.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 4,895.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 4,968.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 5,060.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 5,079.0 £m | 4.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 4,943.0 £m | 5.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 5,039.0 £m | 14.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 4,813.0 £m | −4.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 4,854.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 4,673.0 £m | −3.6 |

## API

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

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