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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 20.16. Plastics in primary forms () was down 3.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 12.2% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 690.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.7% (Q4 2025) to 19.5% (Q3 2021), averaging −4.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-nsa-20-16-plastics-in-primary-forms

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 690.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 808.0 £m | 12.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 633.0 £m | −22.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 335.0 £m | −50.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 718.0 £m | −14.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 720.0 £m | −15.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 813.0 £m | −1.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 680.0 £m | 4.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 842.0 £m | 17.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 850.0 £m | 3.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 826.0 £m | −8.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 652.0 £m | −22.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 716.0 £m | −20.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 820.0 £m | −18.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 899.0 £m | −12.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 838.0 £m | −16.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 898.0 £m | −13.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,000.0 £m | −12.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,031.0 £m | 6.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,001.0 £m | 6.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,037.0 £m | 19.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,136.0 £m | 18.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 973.0 £m | −5.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 943.0 £m | 0.7 |

## API

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

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