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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was up 3.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 20.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 302.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.0% (Q1 2020) to 30.3% (Q2 2021), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C26-7`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-ww-ex-cp-bop-nsa-26-7-optical-instruments-and-photographic

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 302.0 £m | 3.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 299.0 £m | 20.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 273.0 £m | −9.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 293.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 291.0 £m | 12.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 249.0 £m | −10.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 303.0 £m | 21.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 296.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 259.0 £m | −3.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 278.0 £m | −4.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 249.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 290.0 £m | −14.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 267.0 £m | 0.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 292.0 £m | 3.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 255.0 £m | 6.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 338.0 £m | 15.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 265.0 £m | −5.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 283.0 £m | −1.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 239.0 £m | −5.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 294.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 280.0 £m | 8.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 288.0 £m | 30.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 254.0 £m | 0.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 287.0 £m | 0.7 |

## API

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

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