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

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Metal ores & scrap (28): WW: Imports: BOP: CP: SA () was up 17.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 31.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 354.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −42.0% (Feb 2018) to 155.0% (May 2021), averaging 11.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.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-imports-bop-cp-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 354.0 £m | 17.2 |
| August 2026 | 387.0 £m | 31.6 |
| July 2026 | 418.0 £m | 58.9 |
| June 2026 | 477.0 £m | 114.9 |
| May 2026 | 507.0 £m | 106.1 |
| April 2026 | 455.0 £m | 84.2 |
| March 2026 | 422.0 £m | 91.0 |
| February 2026 | 462.0 £m | 89.3 |
| January 2026 | 397.0 £m | 24.5 |
| December 2025 | 510.0 £m | 74.7 |
| November 2025 | 314.0 £m | 7.5 |
| October 2025 | 310.0 £m | 7.3 |
| September 2025 | 302.0 £m | 36.0 |
| August 2025 | 294.0 £m | 22.5 |
| July 2025 | 263.0 £m | −8.7 |
| June 2025 | 222.0 £m | −17.5 |
| May 2025 | 246.0 £m | −14.6 |
| April 2025 | 247.0 £m | −20.3 |
| March 2025 | 221.0 £m | −23.5 |
| February 2025 | 244.0 £m | −13.8 |
| January 2025 | 319.0 £m | 7.4 |
| December 2024 | 292.0 £m | 1.7 |
| November 2024 | 292.0 £m | −18.2 |
| October 2024 | 289.0 £m | −8.8 |

## API

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

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