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

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.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.TRADEBAL.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.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-ww-balance-bop-cp-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 192.0 £m |
| August 2026 | 175.0 £m |
| July 2026 | 130.0 £m |
| June 2026 | 86.00 £m |
| May 2026 | 160.0 £m |
| April 2026 | 45.00 £m |
| March 2026 | 281.0 £m |
| February 2026 | 217.0 £m |
| January 2026 | 207.0 £m |
| December 2025 | 57.00 £m |
| November 2025 | 281.0 £m |
| October 2025 | 225.0 £m |
| September 2025 | 183.0 £m |
| August 2025 | 274.0 £m |
| July 2025 | 241.0 £m |
| June 2025 | 259.0 £m |
| May 2025 | 221.0 £m |
| April 2025 | 235.0 £m |
| March 2025 | 250.0 £m |
| February 2025 | 261.0 £m |
| January 2025 | 152.0 £m |
| December 2024 | 189.0 £m |
| November 2024 | 256.0 £m |
| October 2024 | 221.0 £m |

## API

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

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