# United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Basic materials (2and4): EU: Balance: BOP: CP: SA ()

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Basic materials (2and4): EU: Balance: BOP: CP: SA () was −455.0 £m in September 2026, down 64.00 from August 2026 and down 12.00 from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −520.0 £m (May 2022) to −219.0 £m (May 2020), averaging −359.1 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.TRADEBAL.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.ITEM-SDTB.PARTNER-EU`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (357 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/trade-in-goods-basic-materials-2and4-eu-balance-bop-cp-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | −455.0 £m |
| August 2026 | −391.0 £m |
| July 2026 | −449.0 £m |
| June 2026 | −453.0 £m |
| May 2026 | −408.0 £m |
| April 2026 | −476.0 £m |
| March 2026 | −363.0 £m |
| February 2026 | −325.0 £m |
| January 2026 | −369.0 £m |
| December 2025 | −403.0 £m |
| November 2025 | −374.0 £m |
| October 2025 | −370.0 £m |
| September 2025 | −443.0 £m |
| August 2025 | −412.0 £m |
| July 2025 | −370.0 £m |
| June 2025 | −352.0 £m |
| May 2025 | −385.0 £m |
| April 2025 | −422.0 £m |
| March 2025 | −394.0 £m |
| February 2025 | −404.0 £m |
| January 2025 | −390.0 £m |
| December 2024 | −427.0 £m |
| November 2024 | −394.0 £m |
| October 2024 | −408.0 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.TRADEBAL.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.ITEM-SDTB.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.TRADEBAL.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.ITEM-SDTB.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```