Newspapers, books & stationery UK purchases 2021, by quarter

Despite some fluctuations, consumption expenditure on newspapers, books and stationery in the United Kingdom (UK) declined overall between the first quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2021. In the second quarter of 2021, UK households purchased approximately 3.35 billion British pounds worth of newspapers, books and stationery.

Consumption expenditure on newspapers, books, and stationery in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2021, by volume (in million British pounds)

Characteristic	Expenditure in million British pounds
Q2 2021	3,354
Q1 2021	3,410
Q4 2020	3,509
Q3 2020	3,358
Q2 2020	3,196
Q1 2020	3,610
Q4 2019	3,703
Q3 2019	3,477
Q2 2019	3,691
Q1 2019	3,679
Q4 2018	3,750
Q3 2018	3,656
Q2 2018	3,735
Q1 2018	3,760
Q4 2017	3,697
Q3 2017	3,776
Q2 2017	3,808
Q1 2017	3,835
Q4 2016	3,739
Q3 2016	3,762
Q2 2016	3,780
Q1 2016	3,776
Q4 2015	3,592
Q3 2015	3,792
Q2 2015	3,637
Q1 2015	3,641

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Release date

September 2021

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 2015 to Q2 2021

Supplementary notes

Household final consumption expenditure based on chained volume measures (seasonally adjusted). Figures are given here in volume terms rather than value terms to give a better picture of whether households purchased more or less goods and services over the period in consideration.

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