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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was up 10.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 6.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 175.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.5% (Q4 2023) to 57.9% (Q2 2021), averaging 1.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 175.0 £m | 10.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 158.0 £m | 6.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 157.0 £m | 9.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 167.0 £m | 11.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 158.0 £m | 6.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 149.0 £m | 4.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 143.0 £m | 9.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 150.0 £m | 28.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 148.0 £m | 9.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 143.0 £m | 1.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 131.0 £m | −18.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 117.0 £m | −21.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 135.0 £m | −10.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 141.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 160.0 £m | 1.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 149.0 £m | −12.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 151.0 £m | −11.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 153.0 £m | −9.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 157.0 £m | −3.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 171.0 £m | 13.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 171.0 £m | 23.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 169.0 £m | 57.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 163.0 £m | 24.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 151.0 £m | 19.8 |

## API

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

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