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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 24. Basic metals () was down 11.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −3.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 2,310.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.1% (Q3 2020) to 36.4% (Q2 2024), averaging 0.07%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 2,310.0 £m | −11.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 2,683.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,700.0 £m | −8.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,606.0 £m | −6.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,616.0 £m | 0.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,792.0 £m | −25.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,957.0 £m | 16.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,774.0 £m | 13.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,604.0 £m | 0.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,730.0 £m | 36.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,534.0 £m | 5.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,447.0 £m | 12.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,597.0 £m | 4.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,734.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,396.0 £m | −12.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,169.0 £m | −12.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,496.0 £m | −13.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,886.0 £m | 8.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,729.0 £m | 0.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,487.0 £m | −21.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 2,882.0 £m | 11.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,669.0 £m | 24.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 2,705.0 £m | −3.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 3,159.0 £m | 14.7 |

## API

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

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