# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 6.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 9.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 194.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.4% (Q3 2020) to 75.0% (Q2 2021), averaging 10.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C28-4.PARTNER-EU`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-eu-ex-cp-bop-nsa-28-4-metal-forming-machinery-and-machine-tools

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 194.0 £m | 6.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 166.0 £m | 9.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 189.0 £m | 17.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 176.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 183.0 £m | 11.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 151.0 £m | −19.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 161.0 £m | −7.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 178.0 £m | −7.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 164.0 £m | −9.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 187.0 £m | 10.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 174.0 £m | −8.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 192.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 181.0 £m | 7.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 170.0 £m | 11.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 191.0 £m | 30.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 177.0 £m | −2.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 169.0 £m | 10.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 153.0 £m | −8.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 146.0 £m | 10.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 182.0 £m | 32.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 153.0 £m | 51.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 168.0 £m | 75.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 132.0 £m | 18.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 137.0 £m | 0.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C28-4.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C28-4.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```