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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 20.6. Man-made fibres () was up 5.0% 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 Q4 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −44.9% (Q2 2020) to 67.1% (Q2 2021), averaging −1.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-20-6-man-made-fibres

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 84.00 £m | 5.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 81.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 77.00 £m | −14.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 79.00 £m | −14.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 80.00 £m | −11.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 81.00 £m | −17.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 90.00 £m | −6.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 92.00 £m | −5.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 90.00 £m | −15.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 98.00 £m | −10.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 96.00 £m | −20.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 97.00 £m | −25.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 106.0 £m | −18.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 109.0 £m | −20.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 120.0 £m | −14.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 130.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 130.0 £m | −6.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 137.0 £m | 17.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 141.0 £m | 33.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 123.0 £m | 4.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 139.0 £m | 44.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 117.0 £m | 67.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 106.0 £m | −4.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 118.0 £m | 2.6 |

## API

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

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