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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 20. Chemicals & chemical products () was up 22.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 4.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 3,787.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.8% (Q1 2024) to 84.3% (Q1 2021), averaging 8.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-20-chemicals-and-chemical-products

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 3,787.0 £m | 22.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 3,239.0 £m | 4.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,165.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,978.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,103.0 £m | −1.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,103.0 £m | −0.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 3,115.0 £m | 6.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,925.0 £m | 4.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,156.0 £m | 9.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,112.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,934.0 £m | −22.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,811.0 £m | −16.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,896.0 £m | −9.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,145.0 £m | 4.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,799.0 £m | 22.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,366.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 3,193.0 £m | −6.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 3,011.0 £m | −19.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 3,099.0 £m | −19.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,203.0 £m | 16.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,426.0 £m | 59.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,760.0 £m | 70.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 3,866.0 £m | 84.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,760.0 £m | 31.4 |

## API

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

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