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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 20.16. Plastics in primary forms () was up 13.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −2.2% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 227.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.9% (Q4 2023) to 33.6% (Q3 2021), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20-16.PARTNER-NONEU`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-rw-ex-cp-bop-nsa-20-16-plastics-in-primary-forms

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 227.0 £m | 13.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 225.0 £m | −2.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 201.0 £m | −7.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 210.0 £m | −15.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 200.0 £m | −27.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 230.0 £m | −13.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 217.0 £m | −11.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 247.0 £m | 12.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 275.0 £m | 20.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 267.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 244.0 £m | −19.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 220.0 £m | −35.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 229.0 £m | −32.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 275.0 £m | −13.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 302.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 343.0 £m | 11.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 338.0 £m | 16.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 318.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 302.0 £m | 6.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 308.0 £m | 31.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 290.0 £m | 33.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 314.0 £m | 16.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 284.0 £m | 12.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 234.0 £m | −6.4 |

## API

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

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