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

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Metal ores & scrap (28): WW: Imports: BOP: CVM: SA () was down 2.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 8.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 271.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.5% (Feb 2018) to 166.3% (May 2021), averaging 5.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 271.0 £m | −2.9 |
| August 2026 | 312.0 £m | 8.7 |
| July 2026 | 331.0 £m | 32.4 |
| June 2026 | 408.0 £m | 83.8 |
| May 2026 | 395.0 £m | 53.7 |
| April 2026 | 391.0 £m | 49.2 |
| March 2026 | 352.0 £m | 54.4 |
| February 2026 | 356.0 £m | 55.5 |
| January 2026 | 340.0 £m | 12.6 |
| December 2025 | 410.0 £m | 38.5 |
| November 2025 | 283.0 £m | −5.7 |
| October 2025 | 274.0 £m | −6.5 |
| September 2025 | 279.0 £m | 28.6 |
| August 2025 | 287.0 £m | 22.1 |
| July 2025 | 250.0 £m | −3.8 |
| June 2025 | 222.0 £m | −8.6 |
| May 2025 | 257.0 £m | −6.2 |
| April 2025 | 262.0 £m | −20.8 |
| March 2025 | 228.0 £m | −31.3 |
| February 2025 | 229.0 £m | −17.3 |
| January 2025 | 302.0 £m | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 296.0 £m | 0.0 |
| November 2024 | 300.0 £m | −19.4 |
| October 2024 | 293.0 £m | −9.6 |

## API

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

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