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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was up 10.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 0.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 147.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.1% (Q2 2019) to 55.7% (Q2 2021), averaging 0.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 147.0 £m | 10.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 139.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 162.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 155.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 133.0 £m | −8.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 138.0 £m | −15.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 161.0 £m | 12.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 158.0 £m | 12.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 145.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 163.0 £m | 20.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 143.0 £m | −15.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 140.0 £m | 5.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 138.0 £m | 7.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 135.0 £m | 9.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 170.0 £m | 17.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 133.0 £m | −22.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 128.0 £m | −11.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 123.0 £m | −18.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 145.0 £m | −8.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 171.0 £m | −17.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 145.0 £m | −5.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 151.0 £m | 55.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 158.0 £m | 12.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 206.0 £m | 11.4 |

## API

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

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