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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 26.3. Communication equipment () was down 7.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 0.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 898.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.1% (Q1 2020) to 34.3% (Q1 2019), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-26-3-communication-equipment

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 898.0 £m | −7.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 911.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 950.0 £m | 13.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 903.0 £m | 15.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 971.0 £m | 28.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 905.0 £m | 12.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 834.0 £m | 4.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 779.0 £m | −3.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 756.0 £m | −6.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 803.0 £m | −3.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 797.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 808.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 805.0 £m | 0.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 832.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 804.0 £m | 16.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 798.0 £m | 17.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 799.0 £m | 14.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 767.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 691.0 £m | 8.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 681.0 £m | −13.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 700.0 £m | −4.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 777.0 £m | 19.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 639.0 £m | −10.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 786.0 £m | 7.5 |

## API

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

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