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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 21.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 2.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 507.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −26.3% (Q2 2025) to 83.2% (Q1 2022), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-24-1-basic-iron-steel-and-ferro-alloys

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 507.0 £m | −21.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 643.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 681.0 £m | 0.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 711.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 645.0 £m | −16.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 628.0 £m | −26.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 675.0 £m | −16.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 687.0 £m | −18.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 771.0 £m | −17.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 852.0 £m | −12.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 811.0 £m | −15.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 844.0 £m | −14.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 931.0 £m | −12.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 974.0 £m | −13.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 961.0 £m | −10.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 989.0 £m | 0.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,062.0 £m | 27.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,121.0 £m | 37.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,068.0 £m | 83.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 987.0 £m | 47.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 831.0 £m | 37.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 818.0 £m | 45.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 583.0 £m | −9.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 670.0 £m | −2.5 |

## API

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

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