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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 59. Films & recordings () was up 109.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 72.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 155.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 1998.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.9% (Q4 2021) to 109.5% (Q3 2026), averaging −0.6%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 155.0 £m | 109.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 117.0 £m | 72.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 77.00 £m | 11.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 76.00 £m | 15.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 74.00 £m | 8.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 68.00 £m | −6.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 69.00 £m | −9.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 66.00 £m | −13.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 68.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 73.00 £m | −1.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 76.00 £m | −10.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 76.00 £m | −13.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 68.00 £m | −17.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 74.00 £m | −11.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 85.00 £m | −2.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 88.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 82.00 £m | 5.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 84.00 £m | −11.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 87.00 £m | −9.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 88.00 £m | −38.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 78.00 £m | −35.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 95.00 £m | −5.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 96.00 £m | −18.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 144.0 £m | 38.5 |

## API

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

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