# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 24. Basic metals ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 24. Basic metals () was up 14.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 12.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 1,824.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.5% (Q2 2019) to 88.8% (Q2 2020), averaging 6.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C24.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-basic-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 1,824.0 £m | 14.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,945.0 £m | 12.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,999.0 £m | 24.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,592.0 £m | −3.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,598.0 £m | −3.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,726.0 £m | −7.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,612.0 £m | −10.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,645.0 £m | −6.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,653.0 £m | −14.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,871.0 £m | −13.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,801.0 £m | −24.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,750.0 £m | −24.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,933.0 £m | −19.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,157.0 £m | −10.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,395.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,306.0 £m | 11.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,408.0 £m | 24.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,396.0 £m | −4.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,426.0 £m | 39.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,075.0 £m | −2.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,932.0 £m | 37.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,505.0 £m | −13.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,738.0 £m | −17.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,134.0 £m | 24.8 |

## API

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

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