# United Kingdom CPI WEIGHTS 09.5 : NEWSPAPERS BOOKS AND STATIONERY ()

United Kingdom CPI WEIGHTS 09.5 : NEWSPAPERS BOOKS AND STATIONERY () was 11.04 parts per 1000 in 2026, down 2.1% from 2025.
That is the lowest reading since 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 11.00 parts per 1000 (2017) to 14.00 parts per 1000 (2016), averaging 12.23 parts per 1000.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CPI.A.NSA.COICOP-09-5.MEASURE-WEIGHT`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: parts per 1000
- Coverage: 1988-01-01 to 2026-01-01 (39 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpi-weights-09-5-newspapers-books-and-stationery

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2026 | 11.04 parts per 1000 |
| 2025 | 11.28 parts per 1000 |
| 2024 | 13.24 parts per 1000 |
| 2023 | 11.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2022 | 14.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2021 | 13.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2020 | 12.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2019 | 12.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2018 | 12.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2017 | 11.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2016 | 14.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2015 | 14.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2014 | 14.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2013 | 14.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2012 | 13.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2011 | 15.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2010 | 17.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2009 | 17.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2008 | 17.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2007 | 17.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2006 | 17.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2005 | 18.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2004 | 19.00 parts per 1000 |
| 2003 | 20.00 parts per 1000 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPI.A.NSA.COICOP-09-5.MEASURE-WEIGHT"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CPI.A.NSA.COICOP-09-5.MEASURE-WEIGHT",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```