# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 24. Basic metals ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 24. Basic metals () was up 8.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 7.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 4,795.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69.0% (Q4 2020) to 343.4% (Q3 2022), averaging 22.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C24`
- 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-basic-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 4,795.0 £m | 8.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 4,529.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 7,310.0 £m | 77.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,155.0 £m | 35.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,437.0 £m | −17.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 4,217.0 £m | 13.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 4,123.0 £m | −39.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,059.0 £m | −65.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 5,359.0 £m | −13.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,720.0 £m | −55.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 6,826.0 £m | −33.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 8,904.0 £m | −60.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 6,192.0 £m | −65.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 8,346.0 £m | 7.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 10,259 £m | 90.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 22,335 £m | 185.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 17,680 £m | 343.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 7,775.0 £m | 14.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 5,381.0 £m | 7.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 7,822.0 £m | 63.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,987.0 £m | −0.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 6,815.0 £m | −45.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 5,015.0 £m | −9.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 4,777.0 £m | −69.0 |

## API

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

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