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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was down 28.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −2.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 496.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.1% (Q3 2016) to 26.7% (Q1 2022), averaging −5.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 496.0 £m | −28.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 658.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 719.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 752.0 £m | 8.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 690.0 £m | −10.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 674.0 £m | −21.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 682.0 £m | −15.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 695.0 £m | −16.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 768.0 £m | −15.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 856.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 802.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 835.0 £m | 3.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 903.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 845.0 £m | −5.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 808.0 £m | −15.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 810.0 £m | −11.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 851.0 £m | −5.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 893.0 £m | −12.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 958.0 £m | 26.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 918.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 900.0 £m | −1.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,019.0 £m | 19.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 756.0 £m | −19.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 969.0 £m | 1.0 |

## API

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

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