# United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Precious metals (inc non monetary gold): Non-EU: Imports: BOP: IDEF: SA ()

United Kingdom Trade in Goods: Precious metals (inc non monetary gold): Non-EU: Imports: BOP: IDEF: SA () was up 37.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 90.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 187.1 (index).
That is the lowest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.9% (Dec 2017) to 90.6% (Aug 2026), averaging 9.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-IDEF.PARTNER-NONEU.SITC-68P`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (357 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/trade-in-goods-precious-metals-inc-non-monetary-gold-non-eu-imports-bop-uk-imports-m-sa-grp-goods-measure-idef-partner-noneu-sitc-68p

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 187.1 | 37.7 |
| August 2026 | 217.1 | 90.6 |
| July 2026 | 200.0 | 54.8 |
| June 2026 | 184.2 | 40.8 |
| May 2026 | 182.1 | 40.1 |
| April 2026 | 185.1 | 46.0 |
| March 2026 | 192.9 | 58.8 |
| February 2026 | 194.7 | 62.9 |
| January 2026 | 168.3 | 49.7 |
| December 2025 | 159.9 | 52.0 |
| November 2025 | 160.5 | 53.1 |
| October 2025 | 153.7 | 48.5 |
| September 2025 | 135.9 | 30.4 |
| August 2025 | 113.9 | 32.9 |
| July 2025 | 129.2 | 41.7 |
| June 2025 | 130.8 | 41.6 |
| May 2025 | 130.0 | 32.8 |
| April 2025 | 126.8 | 21.7 |
| March 2025 | 121.5 | 20.1 |
| February 2025 | 119.5 | 26.1 |
| January 2025 | 112.4 | 18.7 |
| December 2024 | 105.2 | −12.3 |
| November 2024 | 104.8 | 5.8 |
| October 2024 | 103.5 | −0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-IDEF.PARTNER-NONEU.SITC-68P"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-GOODS.MEASURE-IDEF.PARTNER-NONEU.SITC-68P",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```