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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was up 7.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 6.2% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 165.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.0% (Q2 2020) to 43.2% (Q2 2021), averaging 2.4%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 165.0 £m | 7.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 153.0 £m | 6.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 153.0 £m | 7.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 162.0 £m | 10.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 153.0 £m | 5.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 144.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 142.0 £m | 6.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 147.0 £m | 16.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 145.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 146.0 £m | −2.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 134.0 £m | −22.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 126.0 £m | −20.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 144.0 £m | −11.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 150.0 £m | −3.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 173.0 £m | 12.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 159.0 £m | −2.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 162.0 £m | 1.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 156.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 154.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 163.0 £m | 9.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 160.0 £m | 16.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 159.0 £m | 43.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 154.0 £m | 13.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 149.0 £m | 12.0 |

## API

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

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