# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 07. Metal ores ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 07. Metal ores () was up 4.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 43.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 307.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.6% (Q3 2024) to 138.0% (Q1 2017), averaging 11.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C07`
- 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-im-cp-bop-nsa-07-metal-ores

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 307.0 £m | 4.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 449.0 £m | 43.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 414.0 £m | 31.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 492.0 £m | 36.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 294.0 £m | 23.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 312.0 £m | −12.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 314.0 £m | −2.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 360.0 £m | 2.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 239.0 £m | −38.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 355.0 £m | −20.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 322.0 £m | −16.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 352.0 £m | −16.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 389.0 £m | −31.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 449.0 £m | −17.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 385.0 £m | −5.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 421.0 £m | −2.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 570.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 543.0 £m | 16.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 409.0 £m | −20.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 431.0 £m | 12.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 541.0 £m | 72.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 465.0 £m | 40.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 517.0 £m | 59.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 383.0 £m | 20.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C07"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C07",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```