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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 8.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −1.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 681.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −42.3% (Q2 2020) to 49.6% (Q2 2021), averaging −0.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 681.0 £m | −8.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 828.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 690.0 £m | −25.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 694.0 £m | −18.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 745.0 £m | −17.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 837.0 £m | 7.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 922.0 £m | 35.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 853.0 £m | 13.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 899.0 £m | 26.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 778.0 £m | −9.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 682.0 £m | 1.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 752.0 £m | 19.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 711.0 £m | −0.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 860.0 £m | 10.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 672.0 £m | −13.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 631.0 £m | −21.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 717.0 £m | −14.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 777.0 £m | −7.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 776.0 £m | −6.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 801.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 835.0 £m | 22.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 842.0 £m | 49.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 826.0 £m | 5.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 804.0 £m | −3.0 |

## API

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

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