# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 24. Basic metals ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 24. Basic metals () was up 6.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 18.5% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 2,942.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.2% (Q3 2020) to 51.7% (Q2 2021), averaging 8.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.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-im-cp-bop-sa-24-basic-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 2,942.0 £m | 6.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 3,438.0 £m | 18.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,641.0 £m | 18.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 3,029.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,751.0 £m | 8.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,901.0 £m | −22.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 3,078.0 £m | 20.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,792.0 £m | 12.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,540.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,757.0 £m | 26.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,553.0 £m | −5.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,480.0 £m | −3.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,643.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,968.0 £m | −10.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,702.0 £m | −8.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,561.0 £m | 4.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,868.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 3,317.0 £m | 29.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,963.0 £m | 25.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,460.0 £m | −5.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 2,729.0 £m | 32.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,563.0 £m | 51.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 2,366.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,595.0 £m | 22.3 |

## API

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

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