# United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Metal ores & scrap (28): EU: Imports: BOP: CVM: SA ()

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Metal ores & scrap (28): EU: Imports: BOP: CVM: SA () was up 27.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 43.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 129.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.7% (Sep 2024) to 184.5% (May 2021), averaging 10.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-CVM.PARTNER-EU.SITC-28`
- 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-metal-ores-and-scrap-28-eu-imports-bop-cvm-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 129.0 £m | 27.7 |
| August 2026 | 133.0 £m | 43.0 |
| July 2026 | 158.0 £m | 45.0 |
| June 2026 | 184.0 £m | 127.2 |
| May 2026 | 165.0 £m | 41.0 |
| April 2026 | 172.0 £m | 35.4 |
| March 2026 | 192.0 £m | 115.7 |
| February 2026 | 180.0 £m | 83.7 |
| January 2026 | 165.0 £m | 96.4 |
| December 2025 | 153.0 £m | 47.1 |
| November 2025 | 130.0 £m | 25.0 |
| October 2025 | 88.00 £m | −33.3 |
| September 2025 | 101.0 £m | 38.4 |
| August 2025 | 93.00 £m | −14.7 |
| July 2025 | 109.0 £m | 21.1 |
| June 2025 | 81.00 £m | −23.6 |
| May 2025 | 117.0 £m | 25.8 |
| April 2025 | 127.0 £m | 25.7 |
| March 2025 | 89.00 £m | −3.3 |
| February 2025 | 98.00 £m | 6.5 |
| January 2025 | 84.00 £m | −11.6 |
| December 2024 | 104.0 £m | 2.0 |
| November 2024 | 104.0 £m | −16.1 |
| October 2024 | 132.0 £m | 41.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-CVM.PARTNER-EU.SITC-28"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-CVM.PARTNER-EU.SITC-28",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```