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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 24. Basic metals () was down 22.2% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −27.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 1,808.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −86.4% (Q4 2020) to 611.2% (Q3 2022), averaging 32.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-sa-24-basic-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 1,808.0 £m | −22.2 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,643.0 £m | −27.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,673.0 £m | 16.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,791.0 £m | 30.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,325.0 £m | −34.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,263.0 £m | 19.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,297.0 £m | −55.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,378.0 £m | −79.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,542.0 £m | −17.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,895.0 £m | −66.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 5,179.0 £m | −25.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 6,845.0 £m | −61.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 4,265.0 £m | −69.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 5,610.0 £m | 18.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 6,910.0 £m | 149.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 17,640 £m | 201.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 13,754 £m | 611.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 4,755.0 £m | 30.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,767.0 £m | 0.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 5,851.0 £m | 150.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,934.0 £m | −22.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,653.0 £m | −64.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 2,742.0 £m | −26.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,332.0 £m | −86.4 |

## API

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

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