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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 8.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 17.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 445.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.2% (Q2 2019) to 59.5% (Q3 2017), averaging 8.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C28-4`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-ww-ex-cp-bop-nsa-28-4-metal-forming-machinery-and-machine-tools

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 445.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 421.0 £m | 17.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 399.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 417.0 £m | −5.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 410.0 £m | 3.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 357.0 £m | −9.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 409.0 £m | 2.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 441.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 397.0 £m | −5.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 395.0 £m | −2.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 401.0 £m | 2.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 454.0 £m | −10.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 418.0 £m | 1.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 404.0 £m | 6.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 392.0 £m | 14.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 508.0 £m | 23.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 413.0 £m | 7.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 380.0 £m | 6.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 342.0 £m | 4.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 411.0 £m | 22.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 386.0 £m | 34.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 356.0 £m | 22.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 329.0 £m | 19.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 337.0 £m | −7.9 |

## API

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

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