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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was down 14.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −30.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 138.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.9% (Q2 2026) to 44.7% (Q3 2017), averaging 1.3%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 138.0 £m | −14.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 121.0 £m | −30.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 136.0 £m | −11.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 181.0 £m | 8.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 161.0 £m | −8.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 175.0 £m | 9.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 154.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 167.0 £m | −1.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 175.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 160.0 £m | −9.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 152.0 £m | −17.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 169.0 £m | −10.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 163.0 £m | −4.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 176.0 £m | 6.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 185.0 £m | −4.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 189.0 £m | 11.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 170.0 £m | −6.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 166.0 £m | 1.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 193.0 £m | 20.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 170.0 £m | 4.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 181.0 £m | 25.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 164.0 £m | 29.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 160.0 £m | 15.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 163.0 £m | 19.9 |

## API

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

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