# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 58.1. Printed matter ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 58.1. Printed matter () was up 24.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 16.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 707.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since the series began in Q1 1997.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −26.6% (Q2 2020) to 24.5% (Q3 2026), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C58-1`
- 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-sa-58-1-printed-matter

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 707.0 £m | 24.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 685.0 £m | 16.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 598.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 590.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 568.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 587.0 £m | −4.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 592.0 £m | −23.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 584.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 570.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 614.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 769.0 £m | 21.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 575.0 £m | −7.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 602.0 £m | −7.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 606.0 £m | −6.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 632.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 620.0 £m | 6.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 650.0 £m | 16.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 645.0 £m | 17.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 598.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 583.0 £m | −16.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 556.0 £m | −15.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 551.0 £m | 0.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 569.0 £m | −14.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 694.0 £m | −4.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C58-1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C58-1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```