# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 24. Basic metals ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 24. Basic metals () was down 5.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 30.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 6,868.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.1% (Q1 2023) to 217.9% (Q1 2019), averaging 26.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.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-im-cp-bop-nsa-24-basic-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 6,868.0 £m | −5.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 14,571 £m | 30.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 15,370 £m | 55.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 14,498 £m | 105.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 7,281.0 £m | 51.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 11,179 £m | 0.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 9,869.0 £m | 110.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 7,070.0 £m | 47.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 4,815.0 £m | −8.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 11,116 £m | 99.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 4,697.0 £m | −8.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 4,783.0 £m | −7.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 5,259.0 £m | 0.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 5,566.0 £m | −50.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 5,120.0 £m | −63.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 5,154.0 £m | −5.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 5,244.0 £m | −36.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 11,134 £m | 83.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 13,885 £m | 7.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 5,459.0 £m | −52.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 8,231.0 £m | 69.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 6,073.0 £m | 83.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 12,899 £m | 90.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 11,487 £m | 180.0 |

## API

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

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