# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 10.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 23.8% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 251.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.9% (Q2 2019) to 73.8% (Q3 2017), averaging 9.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C28-4.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-28-4-metal-forming-machinery-and-machine-tools

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 251.0 £m | 10.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 255.0 £m | 23.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 210.0 £m | −15.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 241.0 £m | −8.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 227.0 £m | −2.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 206.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 248.0 £m | 9.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 263.0 £m | 0.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 233.0 £m | −1.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 208.0 £m | −11.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 227.0 £m | 12.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 262.0 £m | −20.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 237.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 234.0 £m | 3.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 201.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 331.0 £m | 44.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 244.0 £m | 4.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 227.0 £m | 20.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 196.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 229.0 £m | 14.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 233.0 £m | 25.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 188.0 £m | −3.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 197.0 £m | 19.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 200.0 £m | −12.7 |

## API

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

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