# United Kingdom RSI:Retail of books newspapers and stationery (val nsa):All Business Index ()

United Kingdom RSI:Retail of books newspapers and stationery (val nsa):All Business Index () was up 5.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 121.2 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.2% (Feb 2021) to 120.7% (Mar 2022), averaging 5.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.RETSALES.M.NSA.MEASURE-VAL.SECTOR-BOOKSNEWS`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1988-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (465 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/rsi-retail-of-books-newspapers-and-stationery-val-nsa-all-business-index

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 121.2 | 5.3 |
| August 2026 | 124.4 | −1.2 |
| July 2026 | 135.1 | 7.1 |
| June 2026 | 117.2 | 1.6 |
| May 2026 | 114.2 | 3.6 |
| April 2026 | 101.7 | −3.2 |
| March 2026 | 109.0 | 2.9 |
| February 2026 | 107.2 | 2.5 |
| January 2026 | 98.90 | 1.9 |
| December 2025 | 187.4 | −8.7 |
| November 2025 | 140.7 | 8.1 |
| October 2025 | 128.2 | 40.1 |
| September 2025 | 115.1 | 31.7 |
| August 2025 | 125.9 | 43.1 |
| July 2025 | 126.2 | 35.3 |
| June 2025 | 115.4 | 32.9 |
| May 2025 | 110.2 | 46.5 |
| April 2025 | 105.1 | 38.7 |
| March 2025 | 105.9 | 23.9 |
| February 2025 | 104.6 | 23.2 |
| January 2025 | 97.10 | 21.2 |
| December 2024 | 205.3 | 21.5 |
| November 2024 | 130.1 | 11.5 |
| October 2024 | 91.50 | −3.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.RETSALES.M.NSA.MEASURE-VAL.SECTOR-BOOKSNEWS"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.RETSALES.M.NSA.MEASURE-VAL.SECTOR-BOOKSNEWS",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```