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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was down 10.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 6.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 114.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.4% (Q4 2023) to 45.5% (Q3 2017), averaging 4.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 114.0 £m | −10.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 109.0 £m | 6.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 113.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 101.0 £m | −12.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 128.0 £m | 25.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 102.0 £m | −15.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 110.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 115.0 £m | 15.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 102.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 121.0 £m | 12.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 111.0 £m | 13.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 100.0 £m | −19.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 104.0 £m | −6.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 108.0 £m | 3.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 98.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 124.0 £m | 11.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 111.0 £m | 6.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 104.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 98.00 £m | −2.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 111.0 £m | 13.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 104.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 105.0 £m | 25.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 100.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 98.00 £m | −2.0 |

## API

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

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