# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 20. Chemicals & chemical products ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 20. Chemicals & chemical products () was up 22.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 3.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 3,864.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.4% (Q1 2024) to 80.6% (Q1 2021), averaging 8.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20.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-im-cp-bop-nsa-20-chemicals-and-chemical-products

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 3,864.0 £m | 22.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 3,281.0 £m | 3.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,061.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,952.0 £m | 1.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,168.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,167.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 3,012.0 £m | 5.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,918.0 £m | 3.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,210.0 £m | 9.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,144.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,855.0 £m | −23.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,812.0 £m | −17.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,935.0 £m | −9.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,175.0 £m | 5.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,729.0 £m | 23.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,386.0 £m | 5.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 3,250.0 £m | −7.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 3,018.0 £m | −20.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 3,015.0 £m | −19.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,216.0 £m | 16.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,515.0 £m | 59.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,789.0 £m | 72.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 3,735.0 £m | 80.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,750.0 £m | 29.0 |

## API

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

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