# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 26.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −12.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 322.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.8% (Q2 2020) to 83.1% (Q1 2022), averaging 4.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C24-1.PARTNER-EU`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-eu-ex-cp-bop-nsa-24-1-basic-iron-steel-and-ferro-alloys

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 322.0 £m | −26.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 469.0 £m | −12.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 489.0 £m | −4.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 469.0 £m | −7.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 438.0 £m | −20.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 535.0 £m | −22.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 511.0 £m | −17.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 508.0 £m | −14.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 552.0 £m | −22.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 689.0 £m | −12.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 622.0 £m | −10.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 591.0 £m | −1.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 713.0 £m | −3.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 791.0 £m | −10.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 698.0 £m | −14.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 600.0 £m | −14.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 738.0 £m | 25.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 887.0 £m | 38.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 813.0 £m | 83.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 702.0 £m | 44.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 586.0 £m | 55.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 640.0 £m | 54.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 444.0 £m | −11.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 487.0 £m | 2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C24-1.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C24-1.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```