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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 24. Basic metals () was down 9.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −5.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 1,520.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.1% (Q2 2019) to 78.3% (Q2 2020), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-24-basic-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 1,520.0 £m | −9.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,619.0 £m | −5.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,696.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,612.0 £m | −8.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,672.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,712.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,598.0 £m | −9.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,764.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,684.0 £m | −13.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,764.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,758.0 £m | −11.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,799.0 £m | −5.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,947.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,771.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,975.0 £m | −2.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,904.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,005.0 £m | 6.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,724.0 £m | −16.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,030.0 £m | 28.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,924.0 £m | −14.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,886.0 £m | 10.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,072.0 £m | −33.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,578.0 £m | −31.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,245.0 £m | 7.7 |

## API

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

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