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

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Basic materials (2and4): WW: Balance: BOP: CP: NSA () was −549.0 £m in September 2026, down 151.0 from August 2026 and up 2.00 from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −803.0 £m (Aug 2021) to −241.0 £m (Dec 2017), averaging −452.5 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.TRADEBAL.M.NSA.GRP-GOODS.ITEM-BQOR`
- 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-ww-balance-bop-cp-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | −549.0 £m |
| August 2026 | −398.0 £m |
| July 2026 | −525.0 £m |
| June 2026 | −576.0 £m |
| May 2026 | −564.0 £m |
| April 2026 | −749.0 £m |
| March 2026 | −455.0 £m |
| February 2026 | −392.0 £m |
| January 2026 | −566.0 £m |
| December 2025 | −581.0 £m |
| November 2025 | −357.0 £m |
| October 2025 | −466.0 £m |
| September 2025 | −551.0 £m |
| August 2025 | −470.0 £m |
| July 2025 | −372.0 £m |
| June 2025 | −445.0 £m |
| May 2025 | −489.0 £m |
| April 2025 | −493.0 £m |
| March 2025 | −498.0 £m |
| February 2025 | −342.0 £m |
| January 2025 | −613.0 £m |
| December 2024 | −427.0 £m |
| November 2024 | −423.0 £m |
| October 2024 | −486.0 £m |

## API

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

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