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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was up 9.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 5.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 168.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.8% (Q2 2020) to 44.3% (Q2 2021), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.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-im-cp-bop-nsa-26-7-optical-instruments-and-photographic

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 168.0 £m | 9.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 148.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 145.0 £m | 8.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 174.0 £m | 10.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 153.0 £m | 3.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 140.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 134.0 £m | 7.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 157.0 £m | 15.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 148.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 142.0 £m | −2.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 125.0 £m | −23.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 136.0 £m | −20.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 148.0 £m | −10.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 146.0 £m | −3.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 163.0 £m | 12.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 170.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 165.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 151.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 145.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 175.0 £m | 8.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 164.0 £m | 18.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 153.0 £m | 44.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 144.0 £m | 14.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 162.0 £m | 10.2 |

## API

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

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