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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was up 17.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 23.2% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 626.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −52.3% (Q1 2023) to 102.8% (Q4 2024), averaging 10.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-nsa-24-1-basic-iron-steel-and-ferro-alloys

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 626.0 £m | 17.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 647.0 £m | 23.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 499.0 £m | 7.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 536.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 533.0 £m | 28.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 525.0 £m | 26.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 466.0 £m | 47.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 499.0 £m | 102.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 416.0 £m | 32.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 415.0 £m | 35.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 317.0 £m | 53.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 246.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 313.0 £m | 13.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 306.0 £m | −14.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 207.0 £m | −52.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 241.0 £m | −45.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 276.0 £m | −38.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 356.0 £m | −13.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 434.0 £m | 36.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 439.0 £m | 70.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 446.0 £m | 77.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 410.0 £m | 58.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 318.0 £m | 8.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 258.0 £m | −23.4 |

## API

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

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