# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 26. Computer, electronic & optical products ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 26. Computer, electronic & optical products () was up 19.2% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 16.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 19,266 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.8% (Q1 2020) to 32.6% (Q3 2022), averaging 4.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C26`
- 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-computer-electronic-and-optical-products

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 19,266 £m | 19.2 |
| Q2 2026 | 18,166 £m | 16.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 16,747 £m | 5.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 16,270 £m | 7.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 16,161 £m | 11.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 15,585 £m | 5.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 15,807 £m | 11.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 15,134 £m | 2.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 14,521 £m | −1.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 14,741 £m | −5.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 14,197 £m | −12.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 14,826 £m | −4.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 14,760 £m | −9.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 15,584 £m | −0.06 |
| Q1 2023 | 16,170 £m | 8.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 15,581 £m | 21.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 16,241 £m | 32.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 15,594 £m | 23.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 14,895 £m | 15.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 12,785 £m | −11.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 12,250 £m | −5.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 12,647 £m | 3.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 12,943 £m | 9.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 14,484 £m | 6.4 |

## API

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

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