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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was up 9.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 0.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 155.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.1% (Q2 2019) to 53.8% (Q2 2021), averaging 0.06%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-26-7-optical-instruments-and-photographic

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 155.0 £m | 9.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 142.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 153.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 149.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 141.0 £m | −6.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 141.0 £m | −17.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 156.0 £m | 13.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 151.0 £m | 12.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 151.0 £m | 5.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 170.0 £m | 21.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 137.0 £m | −17.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 134.0 £m | 9.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 143.0 £m | 10.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 140.0 £m | 6.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 166.0 £m | 13.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 122.0 £m | −20.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 130.0 £m | −12.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 131.0 £m | −19.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 146.0 £m | −8.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 154.0 £m | −16.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 148.0 £m | −7.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 163.0 £m | 53.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 160.0 £m | 8.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 184.0 £m | 13.6 |

## API

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

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