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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 20.16. Plastics in primary forms () was up 11.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −1.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 225.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.2% (Q4 2023) to 24.9% (Q3 2021), averaging −3.3%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 225.0 £m | 11.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 229.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 206.0 £m | −5.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 210.0 £m | −15.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 201.0 £m | −26.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 232.0 £m | −13.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 218.0 £m | −10.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 249.0 £m | 14.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 273.0 £m | 19.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 268.0 £m | 0.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 243.0 £m | −17.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 217.0 £m | −35.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 229.0 £m | −32.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 267.0 £m | −22.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 293.0 £m | −17.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 335.0 £m | −8.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 338.0 £m | −5.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 345.0 £m | −13.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 353.0 £m | −9.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 367.0 £m | 17.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 356.0 £m | 24.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 400.0 £m | 16.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 390.0 £m | 19.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 313.0 £m | −3.1 |

## API

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

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