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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was down 10.2% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 6.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 115.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.3% (Q4 2023) to 46.6% (Q3 2017), averaging 4.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-nsa-26-7-optical-instruments-and-photographic

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 115.0 £m | −10.2 |
| Q2 2026 | 105.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 106.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 107.0 £m | −13.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 128.0 £m | 26.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 99.00 £m | −15.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 105.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 124.0 £m | 15.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 101.0 £m | −4.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 117.0 £m | 13.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 107.0 £m | 16.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 107.0 £m | −21.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 106.0 £m | −5.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 103.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 92.00 £m | −8.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 136.0 £m | 3.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 112.0 £m | −2.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 102.0 £m | −8.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 100.0 £m | −5.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 131.0 £m | 14.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 115.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 111.0 £m | 26.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 106.0 £m | 3.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 114.0 £m | −4.2 |

## API

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

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