# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 21.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 3.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 494.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −27.0% (Q2 2025) to 78.8% (Q1 2022), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C24-1`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-ww-ex-cp-bop-nsa-24-1-basic-iron-steel-and-ferro-alloys

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 494.0 £m | −21.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 695.0 £m | 3.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 686.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 674.0 £m | 6.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 629.0 £m | −15.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 674.0 £m | −27.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 682.0 £m | −16.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 636.0 £m | −18.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 742.0 £m | −17.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 923.0 £m | −12.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 820.0 £m | −16.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 780.0 £m | −15.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 895.0 £m | −12.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,056.0 £m | −12.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 979.0 £m | −10.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 923.0 £m | −0.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,023.0 £m | 28.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,200.0 £m | 35.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,094.0 £m | 78.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 925.0 £m | 47.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 797.0 £m | 37.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 885.0 £m | 46.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 612.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 629.0 £m | −5.0 |

## API

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

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