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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.7. Optical instruments & photographic equipment () was up 11.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 3.5% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 325.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.7% (Q2 2020) to 58.0% (Q2 2021), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.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-im-cvm-bop-nsa-26-7-optical-instruments-and-photographic

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 325.0 £m | 11.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 293.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 311.0 £m | 4.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 333.0 £m | 4.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 291.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 283.0 £m | −6.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 297.0 £m | 11.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 318.0 £m | 20.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 295.0 £m | 6.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 302.0 £m | 11.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 266.0 £m | −17.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 265.0 £m | −9.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 276.0 £m | −2.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 272.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 323.0 £m | 9.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 293.0 £m | −17.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 282.0 £m | −11.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 274.0 £m | −13.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 295.0 £m | −4.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 355.0 £m | −2.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 319.0 £m | 10.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 316.0 £m | 58.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 310.0 £m | 18.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 364.0 £m | 14.1 |

## API

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

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