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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 20.16. Plastics in primary forms () was up 11.2% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −1.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 229.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.5% (Q4 2023) to 32.9% (Q4 2021), averaging 1.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 229.0 £m | 11.2 |
| Q2 2026 | 210.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 204.0 £m | −6.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 218.0 £m | −13.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 206.0 £m | −27.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 214.0 £m | −14.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 219.0 £m | −10.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 253.0 £m | 12.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 285.0 £m | 20.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 250.0 £m | −3.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 245.0 £m | −19.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 225.0 £m | −35.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 237.0 £m | −32.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 258.0 £m | −13.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 306.0 £m | 0.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 349.0 £m | 12.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 350.0 £m | 16.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 297.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 305.0 £m | 4.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 311.0 £m | 32.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 300.0 £m | 32.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 294.0 £m | 16.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 291.0 £m | 11.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 234.0 £m | −5.6 |

## API

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

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