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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 1.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 3.5% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 676.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.4% (Q2 2020) to 81.7% (Q2 2021), averaging 6.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.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-im-cp-bop-nsa-24-1-basic-iron-steel-and-ferro-alloys

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 676.0 £m | −1.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 860.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 656.0 £m | −25.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 647.0 £m | −20.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 686.0 £m | −18.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 831.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 883.0 £m | 19.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 813.0 £m | 6.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 839.0 £m | 13.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 818.0 £m | −21.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 742.0 £m | −12.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 761.0 £m | −1.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 737.0 £m | −18.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,044.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 845.0 £m | −11.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 775.0 £m | −5.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 909.0 £m | 17.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,034.0 £m | 43.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 954.0 £m | 36.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 824.0 £m | 45.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 771.0 £m | 68.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 723.0 £m | 81.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 697.0 £m | 14.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 566.0 £m | −9.9 |

## API

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

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