# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.1. General-purpose machinery ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.1. General-purpose machinery () was up 8.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 5.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 2,780.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.2% (Q3 2020) to 33.8% (Q3 2017), averaging 5.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C28-1.PARTNER-NONEU`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-rw-ex-cp-bop-nsa-28-1-general-purpose-machinery

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 2,780.0 £m | 8.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 2,596.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,502.0 £m | −1.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,653.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,555.0 £m | 8.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,457.0 £m | 2.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,539.0 £m | 14.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,638.0 £m | 13.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,358.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,405.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,210.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,327.0 £m | −1.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,320.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,374.0 £m | 16.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,226.0 £m | 10.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,370.0 £m | 10.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,337.0 £m | 29.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,046.0 £m | 6.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,016.0 £m | 14.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,152.0 £m | 12.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,800.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,921.0 £m | 13.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,764.0 £m | −13.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,920.0 £m | −13.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C28-1.PARTNER-NONEU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C28-1.PARTNER-NONEU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```