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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 24. Basic metals () was down 16.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −17.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 3,328.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −76.6% (Q4 2020) to 314.9% (Q3 2022), averaging 13.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 3,328.0 £m | −16.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 3,262.0 £m | −17.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 4,369.0 £m | 12.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 3,403.0 £m | 8.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,997.0 £m | −23.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,975.0 £m | 8.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 3,895.0 £m | −43.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,150.0 £m | −63.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 5,220.0 £m | −16.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,668.0 £m | −50.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 6,926.0 £m | −21.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 8,599.0 £m | −55.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 6,238.0 £m | −60.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 7,353.0 £m | 14.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 8,854.0 £m | 85.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 19,304 £m | 148.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 15,586 £m | 314.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 6,418.0 £m | 12.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 4,776.0 £m | 11.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 7,755.0 £m | 72.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,757.0 £m | −9.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 5,683.0 £m | −57.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 4,288.0 £m | −28.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 4,505.0 £m | −76.6 |

## API

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

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