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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was down 15.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −30.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 136.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.6% (Q2 2026) to 48.2% (Q3 2017), averaging 1.3%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 136.0 £m | −15.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 120.0 £m | −30.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 141.0 £m | −11.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 178.0 £m | 7.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 160.0 £m | −8.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 173.0 £m | 9.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 160.0 £m | 3.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 166.0 £m | −1.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 175.0 £m | 8.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 158.0 £m | −9.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 155.0 £m | −17.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 168.0 £m | −11.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 162.0 £m | −3.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 175.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 188.0 £m | −3.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 190.0 £m | 11.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 168.0 £m | −6.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 166.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 194.0 £m | 20.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 170.0 £m | 4.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 179.0 £m | 27.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 165.0 £m | 27.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 161.0 £m | 15.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 163.0 £m | 19.0 |

## API

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

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