# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 58.1. Printed matter ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 58.1. Printed matter () was down 0.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 11.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 150.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.5% (Q3 2021) to 32.5% (Q3 2017), averaging −2.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C58-1.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-58-1-printed-matter

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 150.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 150.0 £m | 11.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 145.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 144.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 151.0 £m | 12.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 135.0 £m | −8.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 146.0 £m | 6.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 145.0 £m | 8.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 134.0 £m | −12.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 148.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 137.0 £m | −8.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 134.0 £m | −11.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 153.0 £m | −10.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 145.0 £m | −21.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 149.0 £m | −24.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 151.0 £m | −3.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 170.0 £m | 17.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 185.0 £m | 18.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 196.0 £m | 15.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 157.0 £m | −24.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 145.0 £m | −33.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 156.0 £m | −20.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 170.0 £m | −22.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 208.0 £m | −13.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C58-1.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C58-1.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```