# United Kingdom 09.5 Newspapers; books and stationery IDEF NSA 2023=100 ()

United Kingdom 09.5 Newspapers; books and stationery IDEF NSA 2023=100 () was up 1.6% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 2.6% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 105.3 (index (2023=100)).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.6% (Q1 2021) to 9.7% (Q2 2023), averaging 4.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-09-5.MEASURE-IDEF`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: index (2023=100)
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (118 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/09-5-newspapers-books-and-stationery-idef-nsa-2023-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 105.3 | 1.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 104.3 | 2.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 102.9 | 1.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 103.2 | 2.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 103.6 | 3.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 101.7 | 4.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 101.7 | 4.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 100.3 | 4.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 100.1 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 97.40 | 5.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 97.30 | 8.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 95.80 | 8.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 95.30 | 9.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 92.10 | 7.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 90.00 | 7.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 88.20 | 5.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 86.90 | 7.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 85.60 | 7.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 83.50 | 4.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 83.30 | 3.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 81.00 | 2.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 79.40 | −1.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 79.80 | 0.1 |
| Q3 2020 | 80.90 | 2.1 |

## API

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

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