# United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.9. Other special-purpose machinery ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.9. Other special-purpose machinery () was up 5.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 7.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 966.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.9% (Q2 2020) to 57.5% (Q2 2021), averaging 6.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C28-9.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-28-9-other-special-purpose-machinery

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 966.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 988.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 880.0 £m | 15.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 903.0 £m | 9.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 914.0 £m | 9.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 920.0 £m | 19.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 759.0 £m | 18.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 828.0 £m | 14.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 838.0 £m | 2.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 768.0 £m | −4.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 641.0 £m | −27.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 724.0 £m | −17.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 819.0 £m | −2.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 804.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 883.0 £m | 12.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 872.0 £m | 21.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 843.0 £m | 8.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 815.0 £m | 4.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 786.0 £m | 25.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 720.0 £m | 22.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 775.0 £m | 35.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 778.0 £m | 57.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 625.0 £m | 9.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 586.0 £m | −4.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C28-9.PARTNER-NONEU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C28-9.PARTNER-NONEU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```