# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 07. Metal ores ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 07. Metal ores () was up 12.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 40.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 81.00 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.9% (Q4 2021) to 183.6% (Q1 2017), averaging 18.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C07.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-sa-07-metal-ores

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 81.00 £m | 12.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 168.0 £m | 40.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 147.0 £m | 59.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 93.00 £m | −25.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 72.00 £m | −11.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 120.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 92.00 £m | −8.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 125.0 £m | 20.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 81.00 £m | −51.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 125.0 £m | −18.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 101.0 £m | −45.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 104.0 £m | −39.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 166.0 £m | 44.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 154.0 £m | 4.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 184.0 £m | 33.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 171.0 £m | 122.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 115.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 148.0 £m | 39.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 138.0 £m | −27.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 77.00 £m | −51.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 106.0 £m | −8.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 106.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 190.0 £m | 13.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 160.0 £m | 41.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C07.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C07.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```