# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 26.3. Communication equipment ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 26.3. Communication equipment () was up 18.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 11.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 1,967.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.9% (Q1 2020) to 27.4% (Q3 2022), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-3`
- 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-sa-26-3-communication-equipment

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 1,967.0 £m | 18.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,825.0 £m | 11.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,693.0 £m | 8.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,645.0 £m | 12.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,660.0 £m | 13.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,639.0 £m | 3.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,559.0 £m | 11.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,466.0 £m | 5.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,459.0 £m | 5.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,588.0 £m | 14.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,405.0 £m | 3.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,393.0 £m | 0.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,378.0 £m | −5.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,390.0 £m | 10.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,364.0 £m | 16.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,390.0 £m | 17.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,461.0 £m | 27.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,257.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,173.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,184.0 £m | −4.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,147.0 £m | −2.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,250.0 £m | 23.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,116.0 £m | −3.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,236.0 £m | 0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-3"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-3",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```