# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was up 13.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 28.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 185.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.9% (Q1 2020) to 39.6% (Q1 2025), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C26-7.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-sa-26-7-optical-instruments-and-photographic

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 185.0 £m | 13.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 192.0 £m | 28.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 174.0 £m | −19.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 167.0 £m | 7.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 163.0 £m | 2.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 150.0 £m | −8.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 215.0 £m | 39.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 156.0 £m | −4.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 159.0 £m | −3.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 164.0 £m | −14.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 154.0 £m | −11.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 164.0 £m | −11.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 165.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 191.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 174.0 £m | 10.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 186.0 £m | 17.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 157.0 £m | −11.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 188.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 157.0 £m | −7.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 159.0 £m | −6.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 178.0 £m | 9.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 190.0 £m | 33.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 169.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 170.0 £m | 2.4 |

## API

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

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