# United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Food, beverages & tobacco (0and1): WW: Exports: BOP: IDEF: SA ()

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Food, beverages & tobacco (0and1): WW: Exports: BOP: IDEF: SA () was down 1.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 106.0 (index).
That is the lowest reading since August 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.5% (Dec 2019) to 19.5% (Oct 2016), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.ITEM-BOVA.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-food-beverages-and-tobacco-0and1-ww-exports-bop-idef-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 106.0 | −1.1 |
| August 2026 | 105.9 | −0.6 |
| July 2026 | 105.5 | 0.3 |
| June 2026 | 106.8 | 1.2 |
| May 2026 | 108.1 | 1.8 |
| April 2026 | 106.8 | 1.7 |
| March 2026 | 107.0 | 3.1 |
| February 2026 | 107.7 | 3.2 |
| January 2026 | 108.2 | 6.0 |
| December 2025 | 107.9 | 5.8 |
| November 2025 | 108.3 | 7.5 |
| October 2025 | 107.6 | 6.9 |
| September 2025 | 107.2 | 5.8 |
| August 2025 | 106.5 | 6.0 |
| July 2025 | 105.2 | 4.9 |
| June 2025 | 105.5 | 5.5 |
| May 2025 | 106.2 | 5.7 |
| April 2025 | 105.0 | 6.2 |
| March 2025 | 103.8 | 5.0 |
| February 2025 | 104.4 | 6.5 |
| January 2025 | 102.1 | 4.3 |
| December 2024 | 102.0 | 2.7 |
| November 2024 | 100.7 | 3.2 |
| October 2024 | 100.7 | 2.8 |

## API

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

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