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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.3. Communication equipment () was down 7.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 1.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 897.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.6% (Q1 2020) to 33.6% (Q1 2019), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-nsa-26-3-communication-equipment

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 897.0 £m | −7.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 870.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 906.0 £m | 14.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 993.0 £m | 14.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 966.0 £m | 27.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 861.0 £m | 13.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 793.0 £m | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 865.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 758.0 £m | −4.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 757.0 £m | −4.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 755.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 900.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 797.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 789.0 £m | 10.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 763.0 £m | 16.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 894.0 £m | 14.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 792.0 £m | 14.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 716.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 653.0 £m | 7.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 780.0 £m | −12.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 693.0 £m | −3.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 719.0 £m | 21.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 605.0 £m | −11.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 896.0 £m | 6.3 |

## API

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

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