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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 11.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −8.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 173.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.9% (Q1 2024) to 46.7% (Q3 2017), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.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-im-cp-bop-nsa-28-4-metal-forming-machinery-and-machine-tools

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 173.0 £m | 11.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 153.0 £m | −8.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 153.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 175.0 £m | 4.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 155.0 £m | −10.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 168.0 £m | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 153.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 167.0 £m | −2.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 174.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 160.0 £m | −14.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 153.0 £m | −21.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 171.0 £m | −16.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 164.0 £m | −8.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 187.0 £m | 11.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 196.0 £m | 4.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 204.0 £m | 22.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 179.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 168.0 £m | 8.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 187.0 £m | 26.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 166.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 173.0 £m | 22.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 155.0 £m | 22.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 148.0 £m | 9.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 157.0 £m | 18.0 |

## API

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

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