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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 15.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 61.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 169.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.3% (Q3 2016) to 69.5% (Q4 2025), averaging −3.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 169.0 £m | −15.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 207.0 £m | 61.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 209.0 £m | 27.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 217.0 £m | 69.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 200.0 £m | 4.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 128.0 £m | −42.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 164.0 £m | −20.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 128.0 £m | −37.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 192.0 £m | 7.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 224.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 206.0 £m | −16.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 204.0 £m | −24.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 179.0 £m | −19.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 227.0 £m | −5.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 248.0 £m | −11.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 271.0 £m | 30.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 222.0 £m | −6.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 241.0 £m | −21.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 279.0 £m | 21.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 208.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 238.0 £m | −24.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 305.0 £m | 17.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 230.0 £m | −3.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 209.0 £m | −16.7 |

## API

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

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