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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 20.16. Plastics in primary forms () was up 10.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −0.9% 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 −34.9% (Q4 2023) to 24.6% (Q3 2021), averaging −3.4%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 229.0 £m | 10.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 214.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 208.0 £m | −5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 218.0 £m | −14.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 208.0 £m | −26.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 216.0 £m | −15.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 219.0 £m | −8.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 256.0 £m | 15.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 283.0 £m | 18.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 254.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 240.0 £m | −17.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 222.0 £m | −34.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 238.0 £m | −32.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 254.0 £m | −22.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 292.0 £m | −16.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 341.0 £m | −8.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 352.0 £m | −4.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 327.0 £m | −13.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 351.0 £m | −10.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 372.0 £m | 18.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 370.0 £m | 24.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 380.0 £m | 16.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 391.0 £m | 17.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 313.0 £m | −2.5 |

## API

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

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