# United Kingdom Change in Inventories: Manufacturing: Work in Progress: £M: CP: SA ()

United Kingdom Change in Inventories: Manufacturing: Work in Progress: £M: CP: SA () was up 44.2% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −119.9% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 150.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −512.9% (Q4 2023) to 1,386.8% (Q3 2024), averaging −1.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INVENTORIES.Q.SA.MEASURE-WIP.NACE-C`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (118 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/change-in-inventories-manufacturing-work-in-progress-m-cp-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 150.0 £m | 44.2 |
| Q1 2026 | −59.00 £m | −119.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 80.00 £m | −84.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 687.0 £m | −12.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 104.0 £m | −54.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 296.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 514.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 788.0 £m | 1,386.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 229.0 £m | 42.2 |
| Q1 2024 | −268.0 £m | −132.2 |
| Q4 2023 | −574.0 £m | −512.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 53.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 161.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 833.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 139.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2022 | −979.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2022 | −191.0 £m | −125.6 |
| Q1 2022 | −53.00 £m | −122.3 |
| Q4 2021 | −255.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2021 | −45.00 £m | −107.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 745.0 £m | 111.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 238.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2020 | −764.0 £m | −185.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 595.0 £m | — |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INVENTORIES.Q.SA.MEASURE-WIP.NACE-C"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INVENTORIES.Q.SA.MEASURE-WIP.NACE-C",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```