# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 07. Metal ores ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 07. Metal ores () was down 72.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −67.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 56.00 £m.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in Q1 1997.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −72.3% (Q3 2026) to 102.3% (Q1 2021), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C07.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-sa-07-metal-ores

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 56.00 £m | −72.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 66.00 £m | −67.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 99.00 £m | −56.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 258.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 202.0 £m | 53.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 200.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 225.0 £m | −9.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 259.0 £m | −6.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 132.0 £m | −45.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 205.0 £m | −30.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 248.0 £m | 34.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 276.0 £m | 15.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 244.0 £m | −40.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 296.0 £m | −18.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 185.0 £m | −27.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 240.0 £m | −32.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 412.0 £m | −9.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 363.0 £m | −7.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 255.0 £m | −28.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 354.0 £m | 31.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 456.0 £m | 92.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 391.0 £m | 76.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 358.0 £m | 102.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 270.0 £m | 12.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C07.PARTNER-NONEU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C07.PARTNER-NONEU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```