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United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Metal ores & scrap (28): WW: Balance: BOP: CP: SA ()

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode UK.TRADEBAL.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.SITC-28

Latest192.0 £mSeptember 2026
Previous175.0 £mAugust 2026
Year ago183.0 £mSeptember 2025

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Metal ores & scrap (28): WW: Balance: BOP: CP: SA () was 192.0 £m in September 2026, up 9.7% from August 2026 and up 4.9% from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −68.00 £m (May 2020) to 338.0 £m (May 2022), averaging 145.8 £m.

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Metal ores & scrap (28): WW: Balance: BOP: CP: SA () (£m), Jan 1997 – Sep 2026−2000200400200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Metal ores & scrap (28): WW: Balance: BOP: CP: SA () (£m), Jan 1997 – Sep 2026. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
September 2026192.0 £m
August 2026175.0 £m
July 2026130.0 £m
June 202686.00 £m
May 2026160.0 £m
April 202645.00 £m
March 2026281.0 £m
February 2026217.0 £m
January 2026207.0 £m
December 202557.00 £m
November 2025281.0 £m
October 2025225.0 £m
September 2025183.0 £m
August 2025274.0 £m
July 2025241.0 £m
June 2025259.0 £m
May 2025221.0 £m
April 2025235.0 £m
March 2025250.0 £m
February 2025261.0 £m
January 2025152.0 £m
December 2024189.0 £m
November 2024256.0 £m
October 2024221.0 £m

Last 24 observations. The full history (357 observations) is available through the API.

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.TRADEBAL.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.SITC-28"

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import requests
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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1997
Observations357
FrequencyMonthly
Units£m
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high338.0 £m (May 2022)
10-year low−68.00 £m (May 2020)
10-year average145.8 £m
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.TRADEBAL.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.SITC-28

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FAQ

What is the current trade in Goods: Metal ores & scrap (28): WW: Balance: BOP: CP: SA () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 192.0 £m for September 2026, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.TRADEBAL.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.SITC-28.

Last updated 2026-11-12. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “Trade in Goods: Metal ores & scrap (28): WW: Balance: BOP: CP: SA (UK)”.