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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 26.8. Magnetic & optical media () was down 16.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −14.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 5.00 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.0% (Q1 2021) to 200.0% (Q1 2017), averaging 14.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.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-im-cp-bop-sa-26-8-magnetic-and-optical-media

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 5.00 £m | −16.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 6.00 £m | −14.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 8.00 £m | 33.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 7.00 £m | 16.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 6.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 7.00 £m | −12.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 6.00 £m | 50.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 6.00 £m | −14.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 6.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 8.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 4.00 £m | −55.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 7.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 6.00 £m | −33.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 8.00 £m | −27.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 9.00 £m | 12.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 7.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 9.00 £m | 28.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 11.00 £m | 120.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 8.00 £m | 166.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 7.00 £m | 16.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 7.00 £m | 16.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 5.00 £m | −44.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 3.00 £m | −70.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 6.00 £m | −25.0 |

## API

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

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