# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.8. Magnetic & optical media ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.8. Magnetic & optical media () was up 15.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 22.2% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 23.00 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −68.7% (Q3 2019) to 96.4% (Q1 2017), averaging 4.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-8`
- 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-cvm-bop-nsa-26-8-magnetic-and-optical-media

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 23.00 £m | 15.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 22.00 £m | 22.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 20.00 £m | 25.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 22.00 £m | 22.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 20.00 £m | 33.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 18.00 £m | −14.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 16.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 18.00 £m | 28.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 15.00 £m | −6.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 21.00 £m | 31.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 16.00 £m | −5.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 14.00 £m | −36.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 16.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 16.00 £m | 14.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 17.00 £m | −5.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 22.00 £m | 22.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 16.00 £m | 6.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 14.00 £m | −26.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 18.00 £m | −5.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 18.00 £m | −14.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 15.00 £m | −21.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 19.00 £m | 11.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 19.00 £m | −47.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 21.00 £m | −8.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-8"

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