# United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Cars (78M): EU: Exports: BOP: IDEF: SA ()

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Cars (78M): EU: Exports: BOP: IDEF: SA () was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 100.8 (index).
That is the lowest reading since March 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.8% (Oct 2021) to 16.8% (Nov 2016), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.ITEM-SKTY.MEASURE-IDEF.PARTNER-EU`
- 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-cars-78m-eu-exports-bop-idef-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 100.8 | −0.5 |
| August 2026 | 100.7 | −0.4 |
| July 2026 | 100.8 | −0.4 |
| June 2026 | 101.7 | 1.6 |
| May 2026 | 101.5 | 1.5 |
| April 2026 | 101.1 | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 101.4 | 1.8 |
| February 2026 | 101.8 | 2.7 |
| January 2026 | 101.5 | 2.0 |
| December 2025 | 102.0 | 3.1 |
| November 2025 | 102.2 | 3.3 |
| October 2025 | 101.6 | 2.5 |
| September 2025 | 101.3 | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 101.1 | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 101.2 | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 100.1 | −0.10 |
| May 2025 | 100.0 | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 100.6 | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 99.60 | −0.9 |
| February 2025 | 99.10 | −1.6 |
| January 2025 | 99.50 | −1.5 |
| December 2024 | 98.90 | −2.1 |
| November 2024 | 98.90 | −2.0 |
| October 2024 | 99.10 | −1.7 |

## API

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

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