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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 33.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −17.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 327.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2005.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.3% (Q3 2026) to 29.7% (Q1 2022), averaging −4.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 327.0 £m | −33.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 451.0 £m | −17.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 510.0 £m | −1.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 535.0 £m | −5.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 490.0 £m | −15.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 546.0 £m | −13.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 518.0 £m | −13.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 566.0 £m | −10.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 577.0 £m | −20.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 632.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 596.0 £m | 6.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 631.0 £m | 16.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 723.0 £m | 14.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 619.0 £m | −5.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 561.0 £m | −17.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 541.0 £m | −23.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 629.0 £m | −5.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 652.0 £m | −8.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 682.0 £m | 29.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 710.0 £m | −6.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 662.0 £m | 11.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 715.0 £m | 20.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 526.0 £m | −25.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 761.0 £m | 7.5 |

## API

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

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