# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was down 10.2% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 7.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 115.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.5% (Q4 2023) to 46.1% (Q3 2017), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-7.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-26-7-optical-instruments-and-photographic

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 115.0 £m | −10.2 |
| Q2 2026 | 106.0 £m | 7.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 108.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 109.0 £m | −12.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 128.0 £m | 25.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 99.00 £m | −15.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 105.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 124.0 £m | 15.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 102.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 117.0 £m | 12.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 106.0 £m | 12.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 107.0 £m | −19.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 105.0 £m | −5.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 104.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 94.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 133.0 £m | 11.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 111.0 £m | 6.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 99.00 £m | −1.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 94.00 £m | −3.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 119.0 £m | 13.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 104.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 100.0 £m | 23.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 97.00 £m | 2.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 105.0 £m | −2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-7.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-7.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```