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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 24. Basic metals () was down 6.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −5.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 1,512.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.4% (Q2 2019) to 76.2% (Q2 2020), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-nsa-24-basic-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 1,512.0 £m | −6.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,683.0 £m | −5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,731.0 £m | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,551.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,624.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,771.0 £m | −3.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,648.0 £m | −8.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,683.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,640.0 £m | −13.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,840.0 £m | −2.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,807.0 £m | −10.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,706.0 £m | −7.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,885.0 £m | −2.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,881.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,020.0 £m | −2.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,837.0 £m | −0.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,923.0 £m | 8.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,831.0 £m | −18.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,072.0 £m | 29.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,849.0 £m | −12.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,777.0 £m | 13.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,233.0 £m | −34.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,601.0 £m | −30.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,109.0 £m | 5.7 |

## API

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

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