# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 9.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 62.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 172.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.9% (Q3 2016) to 67.3% (Q1 2022), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C24-1.PARTNER-NONEU`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-rw-ex-cp-bop-nsa-24-1-basic-iron-steel-and-ferro-alloys

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 172.0 £m | −9.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 226.0 £m | 62.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 197.0 £m | 15.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 205.0 £m | 60.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 191.0 £m | 0.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 139.0 £m | −40.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 171.0 £m | −13.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 128.0 £m | −32.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 190.0 £m | 4.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 234.0 £m | −11.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 198.0 £m | −29.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 189.0 £m | −41.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 182.0 £m | −36.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 265.0 £m | −15.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 281.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 323.0 £m | 44.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 285.0 £m | 35.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 313.0 £m | 27.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 281.0 £m | 67.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 223.0 £m | 57.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 211.0 £m | 3.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 245.0 £m | 27.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 168.0 £m | 3.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 142.0 £m | −24.1 |

## API

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

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