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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 1.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 11.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 220.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.2% (Q2 2020) to 50.0% (Q1 2022), averaging 2.6%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 220.0 £m | 1.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 231.0 £m | 11.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 214.0 £m | 4.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 253.0 £m | −6.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 217.0 £m | −4.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 207.0 £m | −26.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 205.0 £m | −21.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 271.0 £m | −5.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 227.0 £m | −4.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 283.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 262.0 £m | −4.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 286.0 £m | 6.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 237.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 281.0 £m | 9.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 274.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 268.0 £m | 32.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 247.0 £m | 23.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 256.0 £m | 47.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 276.0 £m | 50.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 203.0 £m | 2.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 200.0 £m | 20.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 174.0 £m | 48.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 184.0 £m | 8.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 198.0 £m | −13.5 |

## API

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

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