# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 24. Basic metals ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 24. Basic metals () was down 26.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −2.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 2,803.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −77.3% (Q1 2023) to 396.5% (Q1 2019), averaging 37.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-sa-24-basic-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 2,803.0 £m | −26.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 6,658.0 £m | −2.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 6,695.0 £m | 10.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 7,828.0 £m | 85.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,821.0 £m | 60.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 6,818.0 £m | −5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 6,048.0 £m | 165.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 4,219.0 £m | 69.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,382.0 £m | −10.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 7,174.0 £m | 192.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,281.0 £m | 4.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,486.0 £m | 11.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,666.0 £m | 39.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,454.0 £m | −62.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,182.0 £m | −77.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,230.0 £m | −18.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,915.0 £m | −60.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 6,612.0 £m | 150.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 9,606.0 £m | −2.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,727.0 £m | −68.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 4,845.0 £m | 87.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,639.0 £m | 71.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 9,829.0 £m | 131.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 8,771.0 £m | 344.3 |

## API

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

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