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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 11.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −9.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 172.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.5% (Q1 2024) to 48.1% (Q3 2017), averaging 4.4%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 172.0 £m | 11.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 149.0 £m | −9.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 155.0 £m | −0.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 175.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 155.0 £m | −10.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 165.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 156.0 £m | −0.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 166.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 174.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 157.0 £m | −14.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 157.0 £m | −21.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 170.0 £m | −17.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 164.0 £m | −7.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 184.0 £m | 10.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 200.0 £m | 5.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 205.0 £m | 22.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 177.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 167.0 £m | 7.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 189.0 £m | 26.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 167.0 £m | 6.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 171.0 £m | 23.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 155.0 £m | 21.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 149.0 £m | 9.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 157.0 £m | 17.2 |

## API

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

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