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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was up 9.2% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 8.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 1,260.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −42.4% (Q2 2020) to 102.3% (Q3 2021), averaging 9.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 1,260.0 £m | 9.2 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,376.0 £m | 8.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,101.0 £m | −17.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,123.0 £m | −15.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,154.0 £m | −10.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,263.0 £m | 4.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,337.0 £m | 28.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,322.0 £m | 26.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,291.0 £m | 15.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,206.0 £m | −10.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,040.0 £m | −2.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,048.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,118.0 £m | −17.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,349.0 £m | −9.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,070.0 £m | −29.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,137.0 £m | −19.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,349.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,487.0 £m | 34.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,516.0 £m | 61.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,410.0 £m | 81.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,315.0 £m | 102.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,105.0 £m | 87.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 937.0 £m | 17.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 778.0 £m | −14.5 |

## API

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

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