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

United Kingdom RSI:Retail of books newspapers and stationery (vol nsa):All Business Index () was up 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 116.1 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.5% (Feb 2021) to 104.8% (May 2021), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.RETSALES.M.NSA.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-vol-nsa-all-business-index

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 116.1 | 1.0 |
| August 2026 | 119.9 | −3.9 |
| July 2026 | 131.9 | 6.2 |
| June 2026 | 112.7 | −1.0 |
| May 2026 | 108.9 | 0.4 |
| April 2026 | 97.40 | −6.2 |
| March 2026 | 104.2 | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 105.5 | 1.9 |
| January 2026 | 97.50 | 0.9 |
| December 2025 | 183.3 | −10.2 |
| November 2025 | 138.1 | 7.4 |
| October 2025 | 127.2 | 40.2 |
| September 2025 | 115.0 | 31.6 |
| August 2025 | 124.8 | 40.7 |
| July 2025 | 124.2 | 33.8 |
| June 2025 | 113.8 | 31.7 |
| May 2025 | 108.5 | 44.9 |
| April 2025 | 103.8 | 37.3 |
| March 2025 | 104.4 | 21.7 |
| February 2025 | 103.5 | 19.7 |
| January 2025 | 96.60 | 17.4 |
| December 2024 | 204.2 | 18.4 |
| November 2024 | 128.6 | 8.8 |
| October 2024 | 90.70 | −5.1 |

## API

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

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