# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 59. Films & recordings ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 59. Films & recordings () was up 282.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 160.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 111.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since the series began in Q1 1997.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.0% (Q3 2021) to 282.8% (Q3 2026), averaging 22.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C59.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-cvm-bop-nsa-59-films-and-recordings

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 111.0 £m | 282.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 73.00 £m | 160.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 39.00 £m | 44.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 36.00 £m | 33.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 29.00 £m | 20.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 28.00 £m | 16.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 27.00 £m | −20.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 27.00 £m | −6.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 24.00 £m | 9.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 24.00 £m | −7.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 34.00 £m | 25.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 29.00 £m | −12.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 22.00 £m | −15.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 26.00 £m | −7.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 27.00 £m | −12.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 33.00 £m | 6.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 26.00 £m | 8.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 28.00 £m | −3.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 31.00 £m | 19.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 31.00 £m | −39.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 24.00 £m | −50.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 29.00 £m | 3.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 26.00 £m | −21.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 51.00 £m | 59.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C59.PARTNER-NONEU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C59.PARTNER-NONEU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```