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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 2.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 9.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 189.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.6% (Q3 2020) to 82.6% (Q2 2021), averaging 6.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 189.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 170.0 £m | 9.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 182.0 £m | 11.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 159.0 £m | −5.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 184.0 £m | 11.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 156.0 £m | −19.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 164.0 £m | −7.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 168.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 165.0 £m | −11.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 193.0 £m | 12.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 177.0 £m | −3.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 175.0 £m | 9.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 186.0 £m | 2.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 172.0 £m | 3.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 184.0 £m | 16.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 160.0 £m | −17.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 181.0 £m | −4.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 166.0 £m | −21.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 158.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 193.0 £m | 33.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 189.0 £m | 57.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 210.0 £m | 82.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 154.0 £m | 16.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 145.0 £m | −2.7 |

## API

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

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