# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 26.8. Magnetic & optical media ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 26.8. Magnetic & optical media () was up 5.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 0.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 18.00 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.0% (Q1 2021) to 133.3% (Q1 2022), averaging 8.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.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-im-cp-bop-sa-26-8-magnetic-and-optical-media

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 18.00 £m | 5.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 18.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 20.00 £m | 42.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 19.00 £m | 72.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 17.00 £m | 13.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 18.00 £m | 20.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 14.00 £m | 40.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 11.00 £m | −8.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 15.00 £m | 25.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 15.00 £m | 15.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 10.00 £m | −33.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 12.00 £m | −14.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 12.00 £m | −25.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 13.00 £m | −18.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 15.00 £m | 7.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 14.00 £m | 40.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 16.00 £m | 60.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 16.00 £m | 77.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 14.00 £m | 133.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 10.00 £m | −23.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 10.00 £m | −28.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 9.00 £m | −50.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 6.00 £m | −70.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 13.00 £m | −53.6 |

## API

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

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