# United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Chemicals (5): EU: Imports: BOP: IDEF: SA ()

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Chemicals (5): EU: Imports: BOP: IDEF: SA () was up 4.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 105.9 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.4% (Feb 2024) to 19.7% (Oct 2022), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-IDEF.PARTNER-EU.SITC-5`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (357 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/trade-in-goods-chemicals-5-eu-imports-bop-idef-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 105.9 | 4.4 |
| August 2026 | 105.5 | 4.2 |
| July 2026 | 105.4 | 3.8 |
| June 2026 | 106.1 | 5.6 |
| May 2026 | 105.5 | 4.8 |
| April 2026 | 103.9 | 3.2 |
| March 2026 | 101.1 | 1.4 |
| February 2026 | 102.6 | 3.1 |
| January 2026 | 101.3 | 2.3 |
| December 2025 | 102.4 | 3.4 |
| November 2025 | 102.2 | 3.7 |
| October 2025 | 102.1 | 3.2 |
| September 2025 | 101.4 | 2.8 |
| August 2025 | 101.2 | 1.7 |
| July 2025 | 101.5 | 2.2 |
| June 2025 | 100.5 | 0.2 |
| May 2025 | 100.7 | 0.0 |
| April 2025 | 100.7 | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 99.70 | −1.7 |
| February 2025 | 99.50 | −2.5 |
| January 2025 | 99.00 | −1.6 |
| December 2024 | 99.00 | −3.7 |
| November 2024 | 98.60 | −4.5 |
| October 2024 | 98.90 | −4.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-IDEF.PARTNER-EU.SITC-5"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-IDEF.PARTNER-EU.SITC-5",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```