# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 20.13. Other inorganic basic chemicals ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 20.13. Other inorganic basic chemicals () was down 17.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −5.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 535.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.7% (Q3 2020) to 51.2% (Q1 2026), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C20-13`
- 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-sa-20-13-other-inorganic-basic-chemicals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 535.0 £m | −17.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 604.0 £m | −5.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 718.0 £m | 51.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 687.0 £m | 17.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 651.0 £m | −17.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 642.0 £m | −11.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 475.0 £m | −11.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 584.0 £m | −3.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 789.0 £m | 41.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 724.0 £m | 28.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 534.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 607.0 £m | 0.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 557.0 £m | −4.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 562.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 550.0 £m | 15.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 604.0 £m | 33.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 584.0 £m | 22.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 553.0 £m | 34.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 477.0 £m | 20.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 453.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 475.0 £m | 21.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 412.0 £m | 19.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 396.0 £m | −5.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 427.0 £m | −5.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C20-13"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C20-13",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```