# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 59. Films & recordings ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 59. Films & recordings () was up 119.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 84.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 167.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 1998.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −43.4% (Q4 2021) to 119.7% (Q3 2026), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C59`
- 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-59-films-and-recordings

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 167.0 £m | 119.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 127.0 £m | 84.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 80.00 £m | 12.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 77.00 £m | 18.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 76.00 £m | 13.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 69.00 £m | −8.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 71.00 £m | −6.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 65.00 £m | −12.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 67.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 75.00 £m | 1.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 76.00 £m | −9.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 74.00 £m | −7.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 67.00 £m | −9.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 74.00 £m | −6.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 84.00 £m | 10.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 80.00 £m | 9.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 74.00 £m | 8.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 79.00 £m | −1.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 76.00 £m | −9.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 73.00 £m | −43.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 68.00 £m | −32.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 80.00 £m | −8.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 84.00 £m | −16.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 129.0 £m | 55.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C59"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C59",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```