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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 24. Basic metals () was down 20.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −2.8% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 5,113.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.8% (Q1 2023) to 207.4% (Q1 2019), averaging 17.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-24-basic-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 5,113.0 £m | −20.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 9,341.0 £m | −2.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 9,395.0 £m | 4.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 10,434 £m | 49.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 6,437.0 £m | 28.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 9,610.0 £m | −11.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 9,005.0 £m | 86.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 6,986.0 £m | 40.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 5,006.0 £m | −5.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 10,864 £m | 108.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 4,842.0 £m | 5.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 4,963.0 £m | 13.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 5,296.0 £m | 23.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 5,208.0 £m | −45.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 4,574.0 £m | −63.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 4,366.0 £m | −14.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 4,293.0 £m | −44.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 9,604.0 £m | 86.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 12,620 £m | −2.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 5,103.0 £m | −58.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 7,736.0 £m | 54.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 5,151.0 £m | 45.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 12,962 £m | 84.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 12,187 £m | 168.9 |

## API

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

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