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

United Kingdom RSI:Retail of books newspapers and stationery (vol sa):All Business Index () was up 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 123.7 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.0% (Feb 2021) to 98.2% (Mar 2022), averaging 0.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 123.7 | 2.4 |
| August 2026 | 123.3 | −2.2 |
| July 2026 | 135.9 | 7.0 |
| June 2026 | 124.0 | −1.4 |
| May 2026 | 128.6 | 1.1 |
| April 2026 | 119.1 | −6.1 |
| March 2026 | 119.6 | −0.4 |
| February 2026 | 116.5 | 3.6 |
| January 2026 | 111.9 | −2.3 |
| December 2025 | 116.2 | 8.5 |
| November 2025 | 117.2 | 7.4 |
| October 2025 | 127.9 | 33.5 |
| September 2025 | 120.8 | 22.0 |
| August 2025 | 126.1 | 26.5 |
| July 2025 | 127.0 | 21.0 |
| June 2025 | 125.7 | 24.6 |
| May 2025 | 127.2 | 32.8 |
| April 2025 | 126.8 | 32.9 |
| March 2025 | 120.1 | 26.7 |
| February 2025 | 112.5 | 13.3 |
| January 2025 | 114.5 | 17.4 |
| December 2024 | 107.1 | 8.6 |
| November 2024 | 109.1 | 11.3 |
| October 2024 | 95.80 | −0.5 |

## API

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

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