# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 24. Basic metals ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 24. Basic metals () was down 13.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 34.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 3,941.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −78.0% (Q1 2023) to 411.3% (Q1 2019), averaging 48.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.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-im-cp-bop-nsa-24-basic-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 3,941.0 £m | −13.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 11,068 £m | 34.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 11,752 £m | 72.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 11,491 £m | 166.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,531.0 £m | 96.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 8,223.0 £m | 12.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 6,823.0 £m | 217.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 4,305.0 £m | 83.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,308.0 £m | −13.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 7,293.0 £m | 189.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,150.0 £m | −10.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,350.0 £m | −10.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,666.0 £m | 10.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,520.0 £m | −67.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,399.0 £m | −78.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,632.0 £m | −12.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,403.0 £m | −56.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 7,762.0 £m | 123.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 10,911 £m | 3.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,022.0 £m | −66.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 5,522.0 £m | 97.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,481.0 £m | 116.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 10,519 £m | 138.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 8,915.0 £m | 347.1 |

## API

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

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