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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 24. Basic metals () was down 20.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −2.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 5,079.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.4% (Q1 2023) to 208.0% (Q1 2019), averaging 17.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 5,079.0 £m | −20.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 9,401.0 £m | −2.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 9,385.0 £m | 4.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 10,412 £m | 49.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 6,414.0 £m | 29.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 9,665.0 £m | −11.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 8,995.0 £m | 84.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 6,974.0 £m | 41.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 4,949.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 10,903 £m | 107.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 4,872.0 £m | 5.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 4,932.0 £m | 13.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 5,225.0 £m | 22.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 5,256.0 £m | −45.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 4,628.0 £m | −63.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 4,356.0 £m | −13.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 4,269.0 £m | −44.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 9,619.0 £m | 87.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 12,639 £m | −3.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 5,040.0 £m | −58.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 7,658.0 £m | 53.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 5,144.0 £m | 45.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 13,110 £m | 85.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 12,150 £m | 171.3 |

## API

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

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