# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 20.16. Plastics in primary forms ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 20.16. Plastics in primary forms () was down 10.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 18.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 465.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.1% (Q4 2025) to 20.4% (Q2 2021), averaging −4.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C20-16.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-cvm-bop-nsa-20-16-plastics-in-primary-forms

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 465.0 £m | −10.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 579.0 £m | 18.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 427.0 £m | −28.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 125.0 £m | −71.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 517.0 £m | −9.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 488.0 £m | −16.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 595.0 £m | 2.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 432.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 568.0 £m | 16.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 583.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 582.0 £m | −4.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 436.0 £m | −14.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 486.0 £m | −14.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 553.0 £m | −16.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 607.0 £m | −11.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 512.0 £m | −20.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 567.0 £m | −17.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 659.0 £m | −11.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 683.0 £m | 15.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 641.0 £m | 0.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 687.0 £m | 17.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 743.0 £m | 20.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 592.0 £m | −15.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 635.0 £m | 2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C20-16.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C20-16.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```