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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was up 24.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 18.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 573.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.1% (Q1 2023) to 191.8% (Q4 2021), averaging 20.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 573.0 £m | 24.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 560.0 £m | 18.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 436.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 461.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 461.0 £m | 9.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 472.0 £m | 10.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 436.0 £m | 40.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 487.0 £m | 93.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 423.0 £m | 22.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 427.0 £m | 20.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 310.0 £m | 26.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 252.0 £m | −24.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 346.0 £m | −17.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 354.0 £m | −28.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 246.0 £m | −57.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 332.0 £m | −41.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 417.0 £m | −20.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 494.0 £m | 22.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 574.0 £m | 122.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 566.0 £m | 191.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 525.0 £m | 188.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 403.0 £m | 102.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 258.0 £m | 21.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 194.0 £m | −27.6 |

## API

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

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