# United Kingdom Imports of Goods: Food, Beverages & Tobacco (World, current prices, SA)

United Kingdom Imports of Goods: Food, Beverages & Tobacco (World, current prices, SA) was up 1.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 6,153.0 GBP million.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.6% (Nov 2019) to 34.6% (May 2022), averaging 5.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-FOODBEVTOB`
- 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-food-beverages-and-tobacco-world-current-prices-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,153.0 GBP million | 1.2 |
| August 2026 | 5,783.0 GBP million | −3.9 |
| July 2026 | 5,980.0 GBP million | −1.8 |
| June 2026 | 5,905.0 GBP million | 1.5 |
| May 2026 | 5,996.0 GBP million | −2.4 |
| April 2026 | 5,816.0 GBP million | −3.2 |
| March 2026 | 5,937.0 GBP million | −0.3 |
| February 2026 | 6,004.0 GBP million | 4.4 |
| January 2026 | 5,947.0 GBP million | 5.6 |
| December 2025 | 6,059.0 GBP million | 9.4 |
| November 2025 | 5,994.0 GBP million | −1.5 |
| October 2025 | 5,922.0 GBP million | 4.3 |
| September 2025 | 6,082.0 GBP million | 9.9 |
| August 2025 | 6,015.0 GBP million | 6.8 |
| July 2025 | 6,091.0 GBP million | 4.2 |
| June 2025 | 5,820.0 GBP million | −3.8 |
| May 2025 | 6,143.0 GBP million | 16.4 |
| April 2025 | 6,006.0 GBP million | 6.1 |
| March 2025 | 5,952.0 GBP million | 17.4 |
| February 2025 | 5,751.0 GBP million | 7.6 |
| January 2025 | 5,634.0 GBP million | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 5,537.0 GBP million | 8.7 |
| November 2024 | 6,085.0 GBP million | 13.3 |
| October 2024 | 5,676.0 GBP million | 2.8 |

## API

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

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