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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was down 0.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 17.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 248.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.2% (Q2 2020) to 49.4% (Q4 2016), averaging 6.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 248.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 250.0 £m | 17.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 242.0 £m | 11.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 246.0 £m | 1.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 249.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 213.0 £m | −26.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 218.0 £m | −19.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 243.0 £m | −8.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 242.0 £m | −4.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 288.0 £m | 0.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 270.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 265.0 £m | 12.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 254.0 £m | 5.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 287.0 £m | 18.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 271.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 236.0 £m | 38.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 240.0 £m | 25.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 243.0 £m | 39.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 257.0 £m | 44.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 170.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 192.0 £m | 17.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 174.0 £m | 38.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 178.0 £m | 9.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 177.0 £m | −8.8 |

## API

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

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