# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 21.1. Basic pharmaceutical products ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 21.1. Basic pharmaceutical products () was up 12.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 31.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 541.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.9% (Q2 2025) to 53.9% (Q1 2019), averaging 5.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C21-1`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-ww-ex-cp-bop-nsa-21-1-basic-pharmaceutical-products

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 541.0 £m | 12.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 556.0 £m | 31.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 514.0 £m | −27.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 484.0 £m | −37.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 480.0 £m | −41.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 424.0 £m | −49.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 704.0 £m | 28.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 779.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 826.0 £m | −32.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 847.0 £m | 3.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 549.0 £m | −23.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 737.0 £m | 0.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,214.0 £m | 38.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 815.0 £m | −14.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 713.0 £m | 24.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 735.0 £m | 6.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 875.0 £m | 25.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 957.0 £m | 39.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 573.0 £m | −35.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 692.0 £m | −29.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 696.0 £m | −8.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 685.0 £m | −23.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 883.0 £m | −14.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 978.0 £m | 4.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C21-1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C21-1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```