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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was up 3.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 19.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 304.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.1% (Q1 2020) to 37.3% (Q2 2021), averaging 1.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 304.0 £m | 3.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 305.0 £m | 19.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 293.0 £m | −9.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 271.0 £m | 1.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 295.0 £m | 13.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 256.0 £m | −10.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 322.0 £m | 20.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 268.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 261.0 £m | −3.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 286.0 £m | −4.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 267.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 261.0 £m | −15.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 269.0 £m | 1.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 300.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 270.0 £m | −2.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 307.0 £m | 4.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 266.0 £m | −14.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 300.0 £m | −7.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 277.0 £m | −5.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 293.0 £m | 1.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 311.0 £m | 13.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 324.0 £m | 37.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 294.0 £m | 4.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 288.0 £m | 0.3 |

## API

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

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