# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 20.16. Plastics in primary forms ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 20.16. Plastics in primary forms () was down 7.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −7.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 1,255.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.8% (Q1 2020) to 16.7% (Q2 2021), averaging −1.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C20-16`
- 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-20-16-plastics-in-primary-forms

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 1,255.0 £m | −7.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,276.0 £m | −7.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,328.0 £m | −3.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,291.0 £m | −7.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,363.0 £m | 0.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,381.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,378.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,390.0 £m | 4.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,359.0 £m | −2.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,401.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,346.0 £m | −7.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,337.0 £m | −14.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,397.0 £m | −12.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,411.0 £m | −18.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,459.0 £m | −14.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,559.0 £m | −6.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,587.0 £m | −4.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,721.0 £m | 9.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,707.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,663.0 £m | −7.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,666.0 £m | 14.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,578.0 £m | 16.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,590.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,801.0 £m | 9.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C20-16"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C20-16",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```