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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 24.1. Basic iron, steel & ferro-alloys () was up 2.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 8.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 1,307.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.3% (Q2 2020) to 52.4% (Q2 2021), averaging 2.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 1,307.0 £m | 2.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,475.0 £m | 8.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,189.0 £m | −14.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,230.0 £m | −9.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,278.0 £m | −2.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,362.0 £m | 14.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,388.0 £m | 38.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,352.0 £m | 35.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,315.0 £m | 27.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,193.0 £m | 2.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 999.0 £m | 13.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 998.0 £m | 14.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,029.0 £m | 3.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,167.0 £m | 2.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 877.0 £m | −28.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 873.0 £m | −30.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 993.0 £m | −23.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,139.0 £m | −9.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,225.0 £m | 6.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,252.0 £m | 17.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,294.0 £m | 38.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,263.0 £m | 52.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,150.0 £m | 6.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,068.0 £m | −9.2 |

## API

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

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