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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 0.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 3.2% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 687.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.7% (Q2 2020) to 79.5% (Q2 2021), averaging 6.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 687.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 816.0 £m | 3.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 665.0 £m | −26.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 662.0 £m | −20.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 693.0 £m | −20.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 791.0 £m | 1.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 901.0 £m | 23.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 835.0 £m | 4.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 868.0 £m | 12.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 779.0 £m | −21.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 730.0 £m | −11.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 796.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 772.0 £m | −17.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 995.0 £m | 0.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 824.0 £m | −12.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 805.0 £m | −4.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 932.0 £m | 18.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 993.0 £m | 41.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 942.0 £m | 38.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 844.0 £m | 44.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 790.0 £m | 68.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 702.0 £m | 79.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 679.0 £m | 15.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 584.0 £m | −9.0 |

## API

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

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