# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 26.8. Magnetic & optical media ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 26.8. Magnetic & optical media () was up 20.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 20.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 12.00 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −72.7% (Q1 2021) to 166.7% (Q4 2022), averaging 12.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-8.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-26-8-magnetic-and-optical-media

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 12.00 £m | 20.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 12.00 £m | 20.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 13.00 £m | 44.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 13.00 £m | 116.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 10.00 £m | 25.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 10.00 £m | 42.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 9.00 £m | 50.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 6.00 £m | 20.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 8.00 £m | 60.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 7.00 £m | 40.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 6.00 £m | −14.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 5.00 £m | −37.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 5.00 £m | −16.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 5.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 7.00 £m | 16.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 8.00 £m | 166.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 6.00 £m | 100.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 5.00 £m | 25.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 6.00 £m | 100.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 3.00 £m | −62.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 3.00 £m | −57.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 4.00 £m | −50.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 3.00 £m | −72.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 8.00 £m | −63.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-8.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-8.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```