# United Kingdom Imports of Goods: Chemicals (World, current prices, SA)

United Kingdom Imports of Goods: Chemicals (World, current prices, SA) was up 16.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 6,991.0 GBP million.
That is the highest reading since November 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.4% (Mar 2020) to 44.4% (Apr 2022), averaging 4.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-CHEMICALS`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: GBP million
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (357 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/imports-of-goods-chemicals-world-current-prices-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,991.0 GBP million | 16.1 |
| August 2026 | 6,252.0 GBP million | 4.6 |
| July 2026 | 6,066.0 GBP million | 1.8 |
| June 2026 | 5,980.0 GBP million | 2.4 |
| May 2026 | 6,052.0 GBP million | −1.2 |
| April 2026 | 5,875.0 GBP million | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 5,622.0 GBP million | −3.7 |
| February 2026 | 6,125.0 GBP million | 9.2 |
| January 2026 | 5,565.0 GBP million | 2.8 |
| December 2025 | 5,678.0 GBP million | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 5,864.0 GBP million | 1.6 |
| October 2025 | 5,480.0 GBP million | −5.0 |
| September 2025 | 6,019.0 GBP million | 5.4 |
| August 2025 | 5,979.0 GBP million | 8.5 |
| July 2025 | 5,960.0 GBP million | 2.7 |
| June 2025 | 5,837.0 GBP million | −2.7 |
| May 2025 | 6,126.0 GBP million | 9.8 |
| April 2025 | 5,844.0 GBP million | −3.7 |
| March 2025 | 5,841.0 GBP million | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 5,610.0 GBP million | 4.2 |
| January 2025 | 5,416.0 GBP million | −4.1 |
| December 2024 | 5,633.0 GBP million | −1.9 |
| November 2024 | 5,772.0 GBP million | 1.9 |
| October 2024 | 5,767.0 GBP million | −1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-CHEMICALS"

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