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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 26.8. Magnetic & optical media () was up 55.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 40.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 14.00 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.1% (Q3 2019) to 127.8% (Q4 2017), averaging 7.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-8.PARTNER-NONEU`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-rw-ex-cp-bop-nsa-26-8-magnetic-and-optical-media

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 14.00 £m | 55.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 14.00 £m | 40.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 10.00 £m | 11.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 11.00 £m | 37.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 9.00 £m | 12.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 10.00 £m | −16.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 9.00 £m | −10.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 8.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 8.00 £m | −27.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 12.00 £m | 9.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 10.00 £m | −23.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 8.00 £m | −42.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 11.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 11.00 £m | 22.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 13.00 £m | −7.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 14.00 £m | 16.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 11.00 £m | −15.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 9.00 £m | −35.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 14.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 12.00 £m | −14.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 13.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 14.00 £m | 27.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 14.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 14.00 £m | −6.7 |

## API

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

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