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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.1. General-purpose machinery () was up 12.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 1.8% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 1,922.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −32.2% (Q3 2020) to 26.2% (Q3 2017), averaging 4.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.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-im-cp-bop-nsa-28-1-general-purpose-machinery

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 1,922.0 £m | 12.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,829.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,903.0 £m | 22.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,654.0 £m | 8.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,711.0 £m | 10.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,796.0 £m | 6.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,550.0 £m | 1.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,531.0 £m | −6.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,555.0 £m | −6.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,684.0 £m | −4.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,529.0 £m | −10.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,645.0 £m | −0.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,654.0 £m | 11.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,765.0 £m | 15.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,708.0 £m | 16.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,647.0 £m | 19.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,484.0 £m | 10.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,526.0 £m | 18.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,464.0 £m | 18.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,376.0 £m | 2.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,339.0 £m | 18.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,288.0 £m | 14.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,236.0 £m | −21.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,342.0 £m | −12.5 |

## API

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

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