# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 26.8. Magnetic & optical media ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 26.8. Magnetic & optical media () was down 15.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 25.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 11.00 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −77.3% (Q1 2021) to 211.1% (Q4 2016), averaging 13.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-8.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-26-8-magnetic-and-optical-media

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 11.00 £m | −15.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 10.00 £m | 25.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 11.00 £m | 57.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 12.00 £m | 20.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 13.00 £m | 85.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 8.00 £m | −11.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 7.00 £m | 16.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 10.00 £m | 42.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 7.00 £m | 40.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 9.00 £m | 80.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 6.00 £m | 50.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 7.00 £m | −22.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 5.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 5.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 4.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 9.00 £m | 50.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 5.00 £m | 66.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 5.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 4.00 £m | −20.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 6.00 £m | −14.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 3.00 £m | −50.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 5.00 £m | −16.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 5.00 £m | −77.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 7.00 £m | −22.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-8.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-8.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```