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

United Kingdom RSI:Retail of books newspapers and stationery (val sa):All Business Index () was up 6.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 130.3 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.8% (Jan 2021) to 115.9% (Mar 2022), averaging 4.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.RETSALES.M.SA.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-sa-all-business-index

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 130.3 | 6.9 |
| August 2026 | 129.1 | 0.5 |
| July 2026 | 139.4 | 7.7 |
| June 2026 | 128.9 | 1.1 |
| May 2026 | 135.2 | 4.6 |
| April 2026 | 123.8 | −3.2 |
| March 2026 | 124.2 | 2.6 |
| February 2026 | 119.1 | 4.2 |
| January 2026 | 113.2 | −1.8 |
| December 2025 | 119.3 | 10.3 |
| November 2025 | 119.5 | 8.6 |
| October 2025 | 127.0 | 33.4 |
| September 2025 | 121.9 | 22.4 |
| August 2025 | 128.4 | 28.3 |
| July 2025 | 129.4 | 22.7 |
| June 2025 | 127.5 | 26.0 |
| May 2025 | 129.3 | 34.5 |
| April 2025 | 127.9 | 34.1 |
| March 2025 | 121.0 | 28.5 |
| February 2025 | 114.3 | 16.5 |
| January 2025 | 115.3 | 20.7 |
| December 2024 | 108.2 | 11.8 |
| November 2024 | 110.0 | 14.0 |
| October 2024 | 95.20 | 0.2 |

## API

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

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