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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 8.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 58.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 175.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.2% (Q3 2016) to 63.9% (Q1 2022), averaging 3.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 175.0 £m | −8.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 211.0 £m | 58.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 202.0 £m | 16.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 207.0 £m | 55.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 192.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 133.0 £m | −38.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 174.0 £m | −15.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 133.0 £m | −32.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 193.0 £m | 6.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 217.0 £m | −12.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 207.0 £m | −28.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 197.0 £m | −40.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 182.0 £m | −35.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 247.0 £m | −16.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 291.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 332.0 £m | 46.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 280.0 £m | 30.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 295.0 £m | 30.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 295.0 £m | 63.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 226.0 £m | 55.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 214.0 £m | 3.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 227.0 £m | 28.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 180.0 £m | 5.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 145.0 £m | −22.9 |

## API

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

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