# United Kingdom 05.5.1 Major tools and equipment IDEF NSA 2023=100 ()

United Kingdom 05.5.1 Major tools and equipment IDEF NSA 2023=100 () was down 1.3% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 99.00 (index (2023=100)).
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.2% (Q4 2020) to 8.7% (Q4 2022), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-05-5-1.MEASURE-IDEF`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: index (2023=100)
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (118 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/05-5-1-major-tools-and-equipment-idef-nsa-2023-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 99.00 | −1.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 100.0 | 0.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 99.30 | 0.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 100.0 | 0.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 100.3 | −0.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 99.70 | −1.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 99.10 | −0.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 99.40 | 1.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 100.6 | 3.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 100.9 | 1.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 99.20 | 1.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 98.20 | 6.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 97.70 | 4.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 99.20 | 7.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 97.40 | 8.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 92.20 | 3.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 93.40 | 7.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 92.00 | 5.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 89.60 | 2.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 88.80 | 0.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 86.70 | −3.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 87.30 | −4.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 87.30 | −6.2 |
| Q3 2020 | 88.10 | −4.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-05-5-1.MEASURE-IDEF"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.NSA.COICOP-05-5-1.MEASURE-IDEF",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```