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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 4.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 8.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 188.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −31.0% (Q3 2020) to 80.0% (Q2 2021), averaging 6.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-nsa-28-4-metal-forming-machinery-and-machine-tools

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 188.0 £m | 4.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 161.0 £m | 8.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 182.0 £m | 12.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 172.0 £m | −5.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 180.0 £m | 10.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 149.0 £m | −19.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 162.0 £m | −6.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 182.0 £m | −4.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 163.0 £m | −10.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 185.0 £m | 12.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 173.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 190.0 £m | 8.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 182.0 £m | 3.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 165.0 £m | 4.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 180.0 £m | 15.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 175.0 £m | −17.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 176.0 £m | −2.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 158.0 £m | −20.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 156.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 211.0 £m | 33.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 181.0 £m | 56.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 198.0 £m | 80.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 156.0 £m | 21.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 158.0 £m | −3.7 |

## API

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

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