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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 24. Basic metals () was up 7.2% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 6.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 4,814.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −68.4% (Q4 2020) to 332.9% (Q3 2022), averaging 22.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-24-basic-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 4,814.0 £m | 7.2 |
| Q2 2026 | 4,403.0 £m | 6.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 7,242.0 £m | 77.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,252.0 £m | 35.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,489.0 £m | −17.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 4,118.0 £m | 13.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 4,073.0 £m | −40.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,136.0 £m | −65.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 5,424.0 £m | −13.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,615.0 £m | −55.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 6,789.0 £m | −33.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 9,005.0 £m | −59.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 6,289.0 £m | −64.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 8,187.0 £m | 7.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 10,220 £m | 91.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 22,440 £m | 183.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 17,794 £m | 332.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 7,598.0 £m | 15.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 5,339.0 £m | 6.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 7,926.0 £m | 62.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 4,110.0 £m | −0.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 6,600.0 £m | −46.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 5,003.0 £m | −10.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 4,887.0 £m | −68.4 |

## API

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

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