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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 1.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 17.2% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 236.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.9% (Q2 2020) to 51.2% (Q4 2016), averaging 6.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.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-im-cp-bop-nsa-28-4-metal-forming-machinery-and-machine-tools

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 236.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 252.0 £m | 17.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 229.0 £m | 11.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 272.0 £m | 1.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 233.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 215.0 £m | −24.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 206.0 £m | −21.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 268.0 £m | −6.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 227.0 £m | −3.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 285.0 £m | 1.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 263.0 £m | −3.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 288.0 £m | 11.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 236.0 £m | 2.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 282.0 £m | 20.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 271.0 £m | 7.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 258.0 £m | 36.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 231.0 £m | 22.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 235.0 £m | 44.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 252.0 £m | 44.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 189.0 £m | −2.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 188.0 £m | 16.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 163.0 £m | 44.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 174.0 £m | 8.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 193.0 £m | −9.4 |

## API

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

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