# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 24.4. Basic precious & other non-ferrous metals ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 24.4. Basic precious & other non-ferrous metals () was down 19.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 36.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 3,127.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −81.0% (Q1 2023) to 502.6% (Q1 2019), averaging 60.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C24-4.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-im-cp-bop-nsa-24-4-basic-precious-and-other-non-ferrous-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 3,127.0 £m | −19.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 10,270 £m | 36.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 11,081 £m | 80.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 10,834 £m | 201.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,867.0 £m | 133.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 7,520.0 £m | 13.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 6,148.0 £m | 277.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,594.0 £m | 90.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,656.0 £m | −21.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 6,642.0 £m | 247.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,627.0 £m | −15.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,887.0 £m | −7.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,101.0 £m | 21.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,911.0 £m | −72.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,913.0 £m | −81.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,040.0 £m | −8.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,723.0 £m | −64.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 7,031.0 £m | 142.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 10,086 £m | −0.02 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,235.0 £m | −73.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 4,787.0 £m | 93.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,902.0 £m | 128.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 10,088 £m | 150.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 8,573.0 £m | 455.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C24-4.PARTNER-NONEU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C24-4.PARTNER-NONEU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```