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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 33.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −17.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 311.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2005.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.7% (Q3 2026) to 25.0% (Q1 2022), averaging −4.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-nsa-24-1-basic-iron-steel-and-ferro-alloys

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 311.0 £m | −33.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 477.0 £m | −17.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 519.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 503.0 £m | −2.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 469.0 £m | −14.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 577.0 £m | −16.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 540.0 £m | −12.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 517.0 £m | −10.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 546.0 £m | −21.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 690.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 618.0 £m | 5.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 578.0 £m | 15.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 694.0 £m | 17.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 678.0 £m | −2.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 584.0 £m | −18.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 499.0 £m | −23.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 589.0 £m | −3.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 696.0 £m | −9.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 720.0 £m | 25.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 656.0 £m | −7.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 612.0 £m | 8.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 769.0 £m | 21.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 576.0 £m | −23.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 706.0 £m | 4.7 |

## API

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

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