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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 28.1. General-purpose machinery () was up 8.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 5.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 2,750.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.1% (Q3 2020) to 34.9% (Q3 2017), averaging 5.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-28-1-general-purpose-machinery

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 2,750.0 £m | 8.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 2,619.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,565.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,578.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,546.0 £m | 8.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,478.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,602.0 £m | 14.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,561.0 £m | 13.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,355.0 £m | 1.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,421.0 £m | 1.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,274.0 £m | −0.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,260.0 £m | −2.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,327.0 £m | −0.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,381.0 £m | 16.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,279.0 £m | 9.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,306.0 £m | 10.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,330.0 £m | 30.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,048.0 £m | 6.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,085.0 £m | 13.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,085.0 £m | 12.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,788.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,926.0 £m | 13.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,838.0 £m | −12.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,862.0 £m | −14.0 |

## API

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

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