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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was up 16.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 28.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 195.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −28.1% (Q1 2020) to 43.1% (Q2 2021), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-nsa-26-7-optical-instruments-and-photographic

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 195.0 £m | 16.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 198.0 £m | 28.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 170.0 £m | −12.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 189.0 £m | 11.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 168.0 £m | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 154.0 £m | −4.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 194.0 £m | 36.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 170.0 £m | −6.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 160.0 £m | −1.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 161.0 £m | −15.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 142.0 £m | −10.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 181.0 £m | −10.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 162.0 £m | 6.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 190.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 159.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 201.0 £m | 5.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 152.0 £m | −21.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 190.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 157.0 £m | −7.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 190.0 £m | −2.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 194.0 £m | 15.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 206.0 £m | 43.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 170.0 £m | 3.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 194.0 £m | 3.7 |

## API

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

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