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UK producer prices for plastics in primary forms

What UK producers charge at home for plastics in primary forms, the polymers and resins made before moulding, charted on release day.

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Office for National Statistics · Monthly · Index, 2015 = 100 · Updated 21 October 2026

Latest reading
155.4
September 2026
On the month
-0.1%
August to September
On the year
+8.4%
Largest rise since December 2022
Plastics in primary forms, output prices
Sep 25OctNovDecJan 26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep 26140145150155160September 2025: 143.4, down 4.6% on the yearOctober 2025: 142.9, down 4.4% on the yearNovember 2025: 143.1, down 3.6% on the yearDecember 2025: 142.8, down 4.5% on the yearJanuary 2026: 142.9, down 5.5% on the yearFebruary 2026: 142.8, down 5.1% on the yearMarch 2026: 143.3, down 5.7% on the yearApril 2026: 146.5, down 3.8% on the yearMay 2026: 153.4, up 1.3% on the yearJune 2026: 157, up 3.5% on the yearJuly 2026: 157.7, up 4.4% on the yearAugust 2026: 155.5, up 6.4% on the yearSeptember 2026: 155.4, up 8.4% on the yearSep 25DecMar 26JunSep 26140145150155160September 2025: 143.4, down 4.6% on the yearOctober 2025: 142.9, down 4.4% on the yearNovember 2025: 143.1, down 3.6% on the yearDecember 2025: 142.8, down 4.5% on the yearJanuary 2026: 142.9, down 5.5% on the yearFebruary 2026: 142.8, down 5.1% on the yearMarch 2026: 143.3, down 5.7% on the yearApril 2026: 146.5, down 3.8% on the yearMay 2026: 153.4, up 1.3% on the yearJune 2026: 157, up 3.5% on the yearJuly 2026: 157.7, up 4.4% on the yearAugust 2026: 155.5, up 6.4% on the yearSeptember 2026: 155.4, up 8.4% on the year

Source: Office for National Statistics, Producer Price Index, series EVXH. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Latest readings

PeriodReadingOn the monthOn the year
September 2026155.4-0.1%+8.4%
August 2026155.5-1.4%+6.4%
July 2026157.7+0.4%+4.4%
June 2026157+2.3%+3.5%
May 2026153.4+4.7%+1.3%
April 2026146.5+2.2%-3.8%
March 2026143.3+0.4%-5.7%
February 2026142.8-0.1%-5.1%
January 2026142.9+0.1%-5.5%
December 2025142.8-0.2%-4.5%
November 2025143.1+0.1%-3.6%
October 2025142.9-0.3%-4.4%
September 2025143.4-1.8%-4.6%

Changes are worked out from the published values and can differ slightly from the publisher's own rates.

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