# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 26.3. Communication equipment ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 26.3. Communication equipment () was down 6.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 1.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 887.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.7% (Q1 2020) to 42.6% (Q1 2019), averaging 6.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-3.PARTNER-EU`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-eu-ex-cp-bop-nsa-26-3-communication-equipment

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 887.0 £m | −6.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 866.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 901.0 £m | 12.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 986.0 £m | 13.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 952.0 £m | 25.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 855.0 £m | 11.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 802.0 £m | 7.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 866.0 £m | −3.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 759.0 £m | −3.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 764.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 746.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 900.0 £m | 0.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 785.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 783.0 £m | 13.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 768.0 £m | 28.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 897.0 £m | 29.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 789.0 £m | 30.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 689.0 £m | 10.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 598.0 £m | 13.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 693.0 £m | −12.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 606.0 £m | −5.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 622.0 £m | 13.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 526.0 £m | −14.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 796.0 £m | 5.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-3.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-3.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```