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

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Basic materials (2and4): WW: Imports: BOP: CP: NSA () was up 6.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,357.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −26.0% (Apr 2023) to 68.4% (May 2021), averaging 6.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-GOODS.ITEM-BQNA`
- 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-imports-bop-cp-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,357.0 £m | 6.7 |
| August 2026 | 1,206.0 £m | −5.4 |
| July 2026 | 1,395.0 £m | 16.0 |
| June 2026 | 1,444.0 £m | 22.5 |
| May 2026 | 1,585.0 £m | 21.1 |
| April 2026 | 1,580.0 £m | 18.7 |
| March 2026 | 1,597.0 £m | 17.5 |
| February 2026 | 1,420.0 £m | 17.8 |
| January 2026 | 1,337.0 £m | 5.4 |
| December 2025 | 1,380.0 £m | 20.4 |
| November 2025 | 1,270.0 £m | −1.2 |
| October 2025 | 1,296.0 £m | −0.7 |
| September 2025 | 1,272.0 £m | 16.7 |
| August 2025 | 1,275.0 £m | 9.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,203.0 £m | −0.7 |
| June 2025 | 1,179.0 £m | −8.2 |
| May 2025 | 1,309.0 £m | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 1,331.0 £m | −2.7 |
| March 2025 | 1,359.0 £m | 1.3 |
| February 2025 | 1,205.0 £m | 2.5 |
| January 2025 | 1,269.0 £m | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 1,146.0 £m | 5.5 |
| November 2024 | 1,285.0 £m | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 1,305.0 £m | 2.2 |

## API

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

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