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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 28.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −2.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 473.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −31.6% (Q3 2016) to 23.5% (Q1 2022), averaging −5.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-nsa-24-1-basic-iron-steel-and-ferro-alloys

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 473.0 £m | −28.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 700.0 £m | −2.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 727.0 £m | 3.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 718.0 £m | 11.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 664.0 £m | −9.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 715.0 £m | −22.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 701.0 £m | −14.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 642.0 £m | −17.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 732.0 £m | −15.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 927.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 820.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 774.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 870.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 921.0 £m | −3.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 826.0 £m | −16.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 760.0 £m | −11.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 810.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 955.0 £m | −12.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 987.0 £m | 23.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 859.0 £m | −5.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 844.0 £m | −3.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,091.0 £m | 19.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 799.0 £m | −18.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 909.0 £m | −1.4 |

## API

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

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