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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 26.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −12.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 332.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.3% (Q2 2020) to 91.8% (Q1 2022), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-24-1-basic-iron-steel-and-ferro-alloys

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 332.0 £m | −26.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 432.0 £m | −12.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 479.0 £m | −4.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 504.0 £m | −9.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 453.0 £m | −21.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 495.0 £m | −22.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 501.0 £m | −17.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 554.0 £m | −14.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 578.0 £m | −22.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 635.0 £m | −12.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 604.0 £m | −9.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 647.0 £m | −1.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 749.0 £m | −4.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 727.0 £m | −12.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 670.0 £m | −13.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 657.0 £m | −13.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 782.0 £m | 26.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 826.0 £m | 39.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 773.0 £m | 91.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 761.0 £m | 45.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 617.0 £m | 55.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 591.0 £m | 52.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 403.0 £m | −14.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 525.0 £m | 5.2 |

## API

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

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