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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was up 10.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 3.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 145.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −28.8% (Q2 2019) to 48.1% (Q2 2021), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.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-im-cp-bop-nsa-26-7-optical-instruments-and-photographic

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 145.0 £m | 10.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 138.0 £m | 3.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 160.0 £m | −1.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 152.0 £m | −5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 131.0 £m | −8.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 134.0 £m | −17.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 162.0 £m | 12.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 160.0 £m | 14.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 143.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 162.0 £m | 18.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 144.0 £m | −19.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 140.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 139.0 £m | 9.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 137.0 £m | 15.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 178.0 £m | 43.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 136.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 127.0 £m | 10.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 119.0 £m | −0.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 124.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 138.0 £m | −19.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 115.0 £m | −8.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 120.0 £m | 48.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 124.0 £m | 6.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 171.0 £m | 9.6 |

## API

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

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