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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 16.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 61.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 162.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.5% (Q3 2016) to 73.4% (Q4 2025), averaging −3.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 162.0 £m | −16.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 223.0 £m | 61.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 208.0 £m | 29.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 215.0 £m | 73.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 195.0 £m | 4.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 138.0 £m | −41.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 161.0 £m | −20.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 124.0 £m | −36.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 187.0 £m | 6.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 237.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 202.0 £m | −16.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 196.0 £m | −25.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 175.0 £m | −21.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 244.0 £m | −5.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 243.0 £m | −9.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 264.0 £m | 29.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 222.0 £m | −4.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 259.0 £m | −19.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 268.0 £m | 20.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 204.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 232.0 £m | −24.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 322.0 £m | 16.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 223.0 £m | −3.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 205.0 £m | −17.7 |

## API

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

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