# United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Cars (78M): WW: Imports: BOP: IDEF: SA ()

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Cars (78M): WW: Imports: BOP: IDEF: SA () was up 0.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 99.70 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.8% (Sep 2016) to 14.8% (Jan 2023), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.ITEM-ENHZ.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-cars-78m-ww-imports-bop-idef-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 99.70 | 0.0 |
| August 2026 | 100.0 | −0.7 |
| July 2026 | 101.0 | −0.6 |
| June 2026 | 102.7 | 2.7 |
| May 2026 | 102.5 | 2.7 |
| April 2026 | 101.5 | 2.4 |
| March 2026 | 100.4 | 2.2 |
| February 2026 | 100.9 | 4.0 |
| January 2026 | 100.2 | 3.4 |
| December 2025 | 101.1 | 3.4 |
| November 2025 | 100.2 | 2.3 |
| October 2025 | 100.6 | 1.4 |
| September 2025 | 99.70 | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 100.7 | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 101.6 | 1.8 |
| June 2025 | 100.0 | 0.1 |
| May 2025 | 99.80 | 0.1 |
| April 2025 | 99.10 | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 98.20 | −4.7 |
| February 2025 | 97.00 | −4.2 |
| January 2025 | 96.90 | −4.2 |
| December 2024 | 97.80 | −5.4 |
| November 2024 | 97.90 | −4.7 |
| October 2024 | 99.20 | −1.0 |

## API

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

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