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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 20.16. Plastics in primary forms () was down 5.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 13.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 682.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −45.0% (Q4 2025) to 20.1% (Q3 2021), averaging −3.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 682.0 £m | −5.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 768.0 £m | 13.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 605.0 £m | −22.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 408.0 £m | −45.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 719.0 £m | −16.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 679.0 £m | −17.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 780.0 £m | 0.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 742.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 860.0 £m | 16.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 823.0 £m | 3.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 773.0 £m | −7.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 717.0 £m | −20.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 741.0 £m | −18.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 794.0 £m | −18.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 835.0 £m | −15.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 907.0 £m | −13.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 908.0 £m | −14.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 968.0 £m | −12.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 984.0 £m | 6.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,054.0 £m | 5.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,064.0 £m | 20.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,106.0 £m | 19.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 923.0 £m | −5.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,002.0 £m | 1.8 |

## API

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

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