# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 18.1. Printing type & blocks ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 18.1. Printing type & blocks () was up 133.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 0.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 7.00 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2009.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −66.7% (Q4 2018) to 133.3% (Q3 2026), averaging 7.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C18-1`
- 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-im-cp-bop-sa-18-1-printing-type-and-blocks

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 7.00 £m | 133.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 3.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 3.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 3.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 3.00 £m | −40.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 3.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 3.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 3.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 5.00 £m | 66.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 3.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 3.00 £m | 50.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 3.00 £m | −25.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 3.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 3.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 2.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 4.00 £m | 100.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 3.00 £m | 50.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 3.00 £m | 50.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 2.00 £m | 100.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 2.00 £m | 100.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 2.00 £m | 100.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 2.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 1.00 £m | −50.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 1.00 £m | −50.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C18-1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C18-1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```