# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.5. Measuring,testing & navigating equip;watches & ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.5. Measuring,testing & navigating equip;watches & () was up 2.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 8.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 1,427.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −39.0% (Q2 2020) to 61.4% (Q2 2021), averaging 6.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-5.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-26-5-measuring-testing-and-navigating-equip

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 1,427.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,420.0 £m | 8.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,459.0 £m | 10.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,448.0 £m | 11.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,397.0 £m | 7.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,311.0 £m | 0.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,323.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,304.0 £m | −3.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,296.0 £m | 0.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,307.0 £m | 4.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,300.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,350.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,291.0 £m | 13.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,252.0 £m | 12.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,269.0 £m | 8.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,257.0 £m | 42.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,136.0 £m | 33.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,114.0 £m | 30.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,166.0 £m | 28.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 880.0 £m | 1.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 851.0 £m | 17.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 857.0 £m | 61.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 906.0 £m | 15.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 864.0 £m | −7.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-5.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-5.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```