# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 24. Basic metals ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 24. Basic metals () was up 4.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 3.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 2,970.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −80.7% (Q4 2020) to 642.1% (Q3 2022), averaging 42.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C24.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-basic-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 2,970.0 £m | 4.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 2,569.0 £m | 3.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 5,314.0 £m | 111.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,569.0 £m | 80.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,837.0 £m | −23.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,485.0 £m | 35.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,513.0 £m | −50.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,422.0 £m | −80.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,706.0 £m | −12.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,833.0 £m | −70.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 5,033.0 £m | −36.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 7,165.0 £m | −64.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 4,257.0 £m | −72.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 6,170.0 £m | 15.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 7,874.0 £m | 165.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 20,041 £m | 248.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 15,265 £m | 642.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 5,359.0 £m | 24.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,970.0 £m | −9.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 5,752.0 £m | 117.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 2,057.0 £m | −21.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 4,290.0 £m | −55.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 3,290.0 £m | −5.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,646.0 £m | −80.7 |

## API

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

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