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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 8.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 24.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 248.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.9% (Q4 2023) to 69.8% (Q3 2017), averaging 5.6%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 248.0 £m | 8.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 253.0 £m | 24.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 212.0 £m | −13.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 242.0 £m | −7.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 229.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 204.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 244.0 £m | 5.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 261.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 231.0 £m | −11.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 207.0 £m | −20.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 232.0 £m | 5.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 283.0 £m | −25.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 260.0 £m | −9.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 260.0 £m | −3.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 221.0 £m | −5.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 382.0 £m | 29.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 288.0 £m | −5.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 270.0 £m | 9.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 234.0 £m | −9.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 295.0 £m | 12.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 303.0 £m | 23.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 246.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 259.0 £m | 18.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 262.0 £m | −14.1 |

## API

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

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