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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 3.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 10.8% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 197.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −28.4% (Q3 2020) to 78.0% (Q2 2021), averaging 10.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-28-4-metal-forming-machinery-and-machine-tools

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 197.0 £m | 3.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 175.0 £m | 10.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 187.0 £m | 15.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 161.0 £m | −1.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 190.0 £m | 13.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 158.0 £m | −19.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 162.0 £m | −8.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 163.0 £m | −7.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 168.0 £m | −9.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 195.0 £m | 10.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 177.0 £m | −9.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 176.0 £m | 9.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 186.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 177.0 £m | 10.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 195.0 £m | 31.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 161.0 £m | −3.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 176.0 £m | 9.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 160.0 £m | −10.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 148.0 £m | 13.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 166.0 £m | 32.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 161.0 £m | 51.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 178.0 £m | 78.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 130.0 £m | 14.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 125.0 £m | 0.8 |

## API

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

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