# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 25.7. Cutlery, tools & general hardware ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 25.7. Cutlery, tools & general hardware () was down 4.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −1.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 425.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −43.2% (Q1 2023) to 70.7% (Q2 2021), averaging −2.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C25-7.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-cvm-bop-nsa-25-7-cutlery-tools-and-general-hardware

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 425.0 £m | −4.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 439.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 411.0 £m | 2.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 417.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 444.0 £m | 8.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 444.0 £m | 2.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 400.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 413.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 409.0 £m | −2.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 432.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 412.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 417.0 £m | −37.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 420.0 £m | −30.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 432.0 £m | −37.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 412.0 £m | −43.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 664.0 £m | 7.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 604.0 £m | −5.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 689.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 725.0 £m | 5.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 620.0 £m | −13.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 640.0 £m | 11.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 671.0 £m | 70.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 685.0 £m | 14.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 715.0 £m | 15.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C25-7.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C25-7.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```