# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 20.6. Man-made fibres ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 20.6. Man-made fibres () was up 7.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 0.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 84.00 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −43.3% (Q2 2020) to 68.1% (Q2 2021), averaging −1.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20-6`
- 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-im-cp-bop-nsa-20-6-man-made-fibres

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 84.00 £m | 7.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 85.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 78.00 £m | −13.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 77.00 £m | −14.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 78.00 £m | −12.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 85.00 £m | −15.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 90.00 £m | −7.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 90.00 £m | −5.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 89.00 £m | −14.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 100.0 £m | −11.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 97.00 £m | −19.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 95.00 £m | −25.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 104.0 £m | −18.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 113.0 £m | −19.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 120.0 £m | −15.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 127.0 £m | 7.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 128.0 £m | −7.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 141.0 £m | 16.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 142.0 £m | 32.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 118.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 139.0 £m | 44.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 121.0 £m | 68.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 107.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 114.0 £m | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20-6"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20-6",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```