# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 23.2. Refractory products ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 23.2. Refractory products () was down 30.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −13.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 14.00 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.0% (Q2 2022) to 85.7% (Q1 2021), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C23-2.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-cvm-bop-nsa-23-2-refractory-products

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 14.00 £m | −30.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 13.00 £m | −13.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 13.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 13.00 £m | −13.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 20.00 £m | 33.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 15.00 £m | 7.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 13.00 £m | −7.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 15.00 £m | 25.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 15.00 £m | −6.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 14.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 14.00 £m | −17.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 12.00 £m | −20.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 16.00 £m | 14.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 14.00 £m | −12.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 17.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 15.00 £m | −25.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 14.00 £m | −17.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 16.00 £m | −36.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 17.00 £m | −34.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 20.00 £m | 25.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 17.00 £m | 6.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 25.00 £m | 47.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 26.00 £m | 85.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 16.00 £m | −5.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C23-2.PARTNER-NONEU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C23-2.PARTNER-NONEU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```