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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 20.16. Plastics in primary forms () was up 0.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 20.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 722.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −42.6% (Q4 2025) to 34.6% (Q1 2022), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C20-16`
- 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-sa-20-16-plastics-in-primary-forms

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 722.0 £m | 0.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 800.0 £m | 20.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 604.0 £m | −21.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 425.0 £m | −42.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 716.0 £m | −18.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 666.0 £m | −17.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 770.0 £m | 0.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 741.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 878.0 £m | 21.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 811.0 £m | 0.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 768.0 £m | −16.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 741.0 £m | −26.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 724.0 £m | −29.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 808.0 £m | −24.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 922.0 £m | −7.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,001.0 £m | 3.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,031.0 £m | 11.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,064.0 £m | 14.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 992.0 £m | 34.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 964.0 £m | 17.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 923.0 £m | 29.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 931.0 £m | 25.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 737.0 £m | −6.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 820.0 £m | 2.1 |

## API

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

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