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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 20.16. Plastics in primary forms () was down 11.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 19.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 453.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.9% (Q4 2025) to 21.4% (Q2 2021), averaging −3.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-20-16-plastics-in-primary-forms

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 453.0 £m | −11.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 554.0 £m | 19.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 397.0 £m | −29.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 190.0 £m | −60.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 511.0 £m | −11.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 463.0 £m | −18.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 561.0 £m | 5.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 486.0 £m | −1.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 577.0 £m | 14.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 569.0 £m | 5.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 533.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 495.0 £m | −13.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 502.0 £m | −11.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 539.0 £m | −16.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 546.0 £m | −14.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 574.0 £m | −16.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 564.0 £m | −19.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 644.0 £m | −12.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 639.0 £m | 17.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 689.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 700.0 £m | 18.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 732.0 £m | 21.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 542.0 £m | −17.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 692.0 £m | 3.6 |

## API

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

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