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

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Chemicals (5): WW: Imports: BOP: IDEF: SA () was up 1.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 103.4 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.5% (Feb 2024) to 20.2% (Sep 2022), averaging 2.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-IDEF.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-ww-imports-bop-idef-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 103.4 | 1.5 |
| August 2026 | 102.2 | 2.1 |
| July 2026 | 103.3 | 3.1 |
| June 2026 | 104.0 | 3.9 |
| May 2026 | 103.6 | 3.7 |
| April 2026 | 102.2 | 2.0 |
| March 2026 | 98.80 | −1.5 |
| February 2026 | 100.3 | −0.3 |
| January 2026 | 99.60 | −0.3 |
| December 2025 | 101.4 | 1.7 |
| November 2025 | 101.3 | 1.5 |
| October 2025 | 100.7 | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 101.9 | 2.1 |
| August 2025 | 100.1 | 1.4 |
| July 2025 | 100.2 | 1.7 |
| June 2025 | 100.1 | −0.10 |
| May 2025 | 99.90 | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 100.2 | −1.5 |
| March 2025 | 100.3 | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 100.6 | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 99.90 | 0.1 |
| December 2024 | 99.70 | −2.1 |
| November 2024 | 99.80 | −2.3 |
| October 2024 | 99.50 | −2.9 |

## API

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

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