# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 17.2. Articles of paper & paperboard ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 17.2. Articles of paper & paperboard () was up 1.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 2.2% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 893.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.2% (Q2 2021) to 33.7% (Q2 2022), averaging 4.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C17-2`
- 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-sa-17-2-articles-of-paper-and-paperboard

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 893.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 897.0 £m | 2.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 896.0 £m | 3.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 893.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 879.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 878.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 865.0 £m | 3.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 870.0 £m | 2.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 856.0 £m | −2.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 895.0 £m | −3.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 839.0 £m | −7.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 849.0 £m | −12.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 879.0 £m | −2.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 924.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 908.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 970.0 £m | 20.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 897.0 £m | 17.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 924.0 £m | 33.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 899.0 £m | 30.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 806.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 762.0 £m | −5.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 691.0 £m | −15.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 689.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 796.0 £m | 12.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C17-2"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C17-2",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```