# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 23.5. Cement, lime & plaster ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 23.5. Cement, lime & plaster () was down 4.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −7.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 128.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.0% (Q2 2020) to 78.9% (Q2 2021), averaging 7.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C23-5`
- 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-cvm-bop-nsa-23-5-cement-lime-and-plaster

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 128.0 £m | −4.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 127.0 £m | −7.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 107.0 £m | −8.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 112.0 £m | −11.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 134.0 £m | 4.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 137.0 £m | −2.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 117.0 £m | 4.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 126.0 £m | 7.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 128.0 £m | −17.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 141.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 112.0 £m | −17.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 117.0 £m | −7.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 155.0 £m | 9.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 141.0 £m | −16.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 135.0 £m | −10.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 126.0 £m | 11.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 142.0 £m | 6.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 168.0 £m | 64.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 150.0 £m | 54.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 113.0 £m | 39.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 133.0 £m | 72.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 102.0 £m | 78.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 97.00 £m | 32.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 81.00 £m | 6.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C23-5"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C23-5",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```