# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 26.2. Computers & peripherals ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 26.2. Computers & peripherals () was up 30.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 30.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 6,542.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.0% (Q2 2023) to 43.9% (Q1 2025), averaging 7.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-2`
- 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-sa-26-2-computers-and-peripherals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 6,542.0 £m | 30.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 6,139.0 £m | 30.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 5,302.0 £m | 6.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5,012.0 £m | 11.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 5,010.0 £m | 20.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 4,713.0 £m | 25.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 5,001.0 £m | 43.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 4,484.0 £m | 22.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 4,175.0 £m | 15.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,768.0 £m | 3.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,475.0 £m | −6.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,650.0 £m | −8.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,618.0 £m | −15.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,625.0 £m | −17.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,703.0 £m | −15.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,998.0 £m | 10.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 4,277.0 £m | 13.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 4,368.0 £m | 9.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 4,401.0 £m | −3.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,629.0 £m | −13.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,780.0 £m | −8.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,977.0 £m | −6.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 4,554.0 £m | 31.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 4,192.0 £m | 12.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-2"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-2",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```