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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 3.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 25.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 240.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −27.2% (Q4 2023) to 74.1% (Q3 2017), averaging 5.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 240.0 £m | 3.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 264.0 £m | 25.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 224.0 £m | −14.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 214.0 £m | −8.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 233.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 211.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 261.0 £m | 5.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 235.0 £m | −6.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 235.0 £m | −11.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 213.0 £m | −21.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 248.0 £m | 4.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 251.0 £m | −27.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 264.0 £m | −10.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 271.0 £m | −3.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 238.0 £m | −6.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 345.0 £m | 30.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 295.0 £m | −7.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 280.0 £m | 12.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 254.0 £m | −5.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 264.0 £m | 11.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 319.0 £m | 21.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 250.0 £m | −4.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 270.0 £m | 22.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 237.0 £m | −16.5 |

## API

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

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