# United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Basic materials (2and4): WW: Exports: BOP: IDEF: SA ()

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Basic materials (2and4): WW: Exports: BOP: IDEF: SA () was up 2.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 104.4 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.2% (Aug 2025) to 10.3% (Oct 2022), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.ITEM-BOVB.MEASURE-IDEF`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- 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-exports-bop-idef-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 104.4 | 2.8 |
| August 2026 | 103.4 | 3.5 |
| July 2026 | 103.9 | 2.2 |
| June 2026 | 103.7 | 4.1 |
| May 2026 | 103.7 | 5.0 |
| April 2026 | 104.6 | 2.9 |
| March 2026 | 104.7 | 4.1 |
| February 2026 | 104.8 | 3.4 |
| January 2026 | 100.8 | −1.1 |
| December 2025 | 101.8 | 0.5 |
| November 2025 | 101.4 | −0.8 |
| October 2025 | 102.4 | 0.2 |
| September 2025 | 101.6 | 1.5 |
| August 2025 | 99.90 | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 101.7 | 1.5 |
| June 2025 | 99.60 | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 98.80 | −1.1 |
| April 2025 | 101.7 | 2.5 |
| March 2025 | 100.6 | 3.3 |
| February 2025 | 101.4 | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 101.9 | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 101.3 | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 102.2 | 3.3 |
| October 2024 | 102.2 | 1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.ITEM-BOVB.MEASURE-IDEF"

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