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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 5.2% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 25.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 243.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.5% (Q2 2019) to 78.3% (Q3 2017), averaging 9.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 243.0 £m | 5.2 |
| Q2 2026 | 265.0 £m | 25.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 222.0 £m | −16.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 214.0 £m | −10.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 231.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 212.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 265.0 £m | 10.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 240.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 238.0 £m | −1.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 214.0 £m | −12.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 239.0 £m | 11.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 234.0 £m | −22.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 241.0 £m | −3.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 245.0 £m | 4.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 214.0 £m | 1.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 302.0 £m | 46.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 250.0 £m | 2.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 235.0 £m | 23.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 211.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 206.0 £m | 13.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 245.0 £m | 23.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 191.0 £m | −3.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 205.0 £m | 23.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 182.0 £m | −15.0 |

## API

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

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