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

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Basic materials (2and4): WW: Imports: BOP: CP: SA () was up 6.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,405.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −26.3% (Apr 2023) to 67.8% (May 2021), averaging 6.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.ITEM-BQAS`
- 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-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,405.0 £m | 6.4 |
| August 2026 | 1,302.0 £m | −3.5 |
| July 2026 | 1,423.0 £m | 17.0 |
| June 2026 | 1,408.0 £m | 21.2 |
| May 2026 | 1,528.0 £m | 22.0 |
| April 2026 | 1,478.0 £m | 18.3 |
| March 2026 | 1,422.0 £m | 15.0 |
| February 2026 | 1,471.0 £m | 18.1 |
| January 2026 | 1,392.0 £m | 6.7 |
| December 2025 | 1,473.0 £m | 17.5 |
| November 2025 | 1,266.0 £m | −0.6 |
| October 2025 | 1,273.0 £m | 0.3 |
| September 2025 | 1,321.0 £m | 15.0 |
| August 2025 | 1,349.0 £m | 10.1 |
| July 2025 | 1,216.0 £m | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 1,162.0 £m | −10.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,252.0 £m | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 1,249.0 £m | −3.4 |
| March 2025 | 1,237.0 £m | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 1,246.0 £m | 5.2 |
| January 2025 | 1,304.0 £m | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 1,254.0 £m | 4.6 |
| November 2024 | 1,274.0 £m | 1.8 |
| October 2024 | 1,269.0 £m | 1.0 |

## API

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

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