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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 59. Films & recordings () was up 109.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 75.8% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 153.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 1998.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −40.9% (Q4 2021) to 109.6% (Q3 2026), averaging 0.09%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-nsa-59-films-and-recordings

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 153.0 £m | 109.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 116.0 £m | 75.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 75.00 £m | 11.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 81.00 £m | 12.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 73.00 £m | 10.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 66.00 £m | −5.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 67.00 £m | −10.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 72.00 £m | −13.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 66.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 70.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 75.00 £m | −10.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 83.00 £m | −16.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 66.00 £m | −14.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 70.00 £m | −12.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 84.00 £m | −1.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 99.00 £m | −2.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 77.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 80.00 £m | −5.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 85.00 £m | −9.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 101.0 £m | −40.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 77.00 £m | −33.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 85.00 £m | −3.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 94.00 £m | −13.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 171.0 £m | 35.7 |

## API

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

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