# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 20.6. Man-made fibres ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 20.6. Man-made fibres () was down 48.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −47.8% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 31.00 £m.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in Q1 1997.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.3% (Q3 2026) to 50.0% (Q1 2024), averaging −3.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C20-6.PARTNER-EU`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-eu-ex-cp-bop-sa-20-6-man-made-fibres

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 31.00 £m | −48.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 35.00 £m | −47.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 62.00 £m | 1.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 39.00 £m | −45.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 60.00 £m | −9.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 67.00 £m | −11.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 61.00 £m | −27.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 71.00 £m | −5.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 66.00 £m | 29.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 76.00 £m | 20.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 84.00 £m | 50.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 75.00 £m | 25.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 51.00 £m | −27.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 63.00 £m | −16.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 56.00 £m | −13.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 60.00 £m | 5.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 70.00 £m | 18.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 75.00 £m | 31.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 65.00 £m | 30.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 57.00 £m | −6.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 59.00 £m | 28.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 57.00 £m | 18.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 50.00 £m | −12.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 61.00 £m | 8.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C20-6.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C20-6.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```