Import Pressure Returns import-pressure analysis for a UK sector, including a composite pressure score, category-level price comparisons between EU trading partners and the UK, acceleration metrics, and exposed company lists. This endpoint is available for geography=UK only.
Endpoint GET /api/sectors/:sectorId/import-pressure
Authentication Requires a valid JWT passed via the Authorization header.
Path Parameters Sector identifier (e.g. grocery, retail, apparel).
Query Parameters Must be UK. This endpoint is restricted to UK geography.
Response Composite import-pressure score (0—100). Higher values indicate greater price-transmission pressure from EU imports.
Categorical pressure level. One of low, moderate, elevated, high.
Directional trend of the pressure score. One of easing, stable, building.
Category-level price comparison data sourced from EU trading partner data. EU trade-weighted year-over-year price change (%).
UK year-over-year price change (%).
EU-UK price gap differential (percentage points).
Rate of change of the price gap.
Time series of EU price observations. Each item has date (string) and value (number).
Time series of UK price observations. Each item has date (string) and value (number).
Companies most exposed to import-pressure dynamics. Show exposedCompanies item
One of low, moderate, elevated, high.
Explanation of import-pressure exposure.
ISO 8601 timestamp of the most recent data refresh.
Code Examples curl -X GET "https://api.consumersignals.io/api/sectors/grocery/import-pressure?geography=UK" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"
Example Response { "sectorId" : "grocery" , "geography" : "UK" , "importPressureScore" : 68 , "pressureLevel" : "elevated" , "pressureTrend" : "building" , "categories" : [ { "category" : "Dairy" , "euTradeWeightedYoY" : 4.2 , "ukYoY" : 2.8 , "priceGap" : 1.4 , "acceleration" : 0.3 , "euTrend" : [ { "date" : "2026-01-01" , "value" : 3.1 }, { "date" : "2026-02-01" , "value" : 3.8 }, { "date" : "2026-03-01" , "value" : 4.2 } ], "ukTrend" : [ { "date" : "2026-01-01" , "value" : 2.5 }, { "date" : "2026-02-01" , "value" : 2.6 }, { "date" : "2026-03-01" , "value" : 2.8 } ] } ], "exposedCompanies" : [ { "ticker" : "TSCO.L" , "name" : "Tesco" , "exposureLevel" : "elevated" , "rationale" : "High EU-sourced dairy and fresh produce share; margin pressure from widening price gap." } ], "lastUpdated" : "2026-03-31T04:00:00Z" }
