# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.5. Measuring,testing & navigating equip;watches & ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.5. Measuring,testing & navigating equip;watches & () was up 5.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 4.2% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 3,361.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.7% (Q2 2020) to 41.7% (Q2 2021), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-5`
- 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-cvm-bop-nsa-26-5-measuring-testing-and-navigating-equip

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 3,361.0 £m | 5.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 3,107.0 £m | 4.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,022.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 3,422.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,176.0 £m | 5.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,981.0 £m | −5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,973.0 £m | 1.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,246.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,020.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,137.0 £m | −7.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,938.0 £m | −6.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,223.0 £m | −3.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,093.0 £m | −0.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,386.0 £m | 10.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,144.0 £m | −0.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,351.0 £m | −4.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 3,099.0 £m | −2.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 3,060.0 £m | −5.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 3,149.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,510.0 £m | 12.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,180.0 £m | 14.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,245.0 £m | 41.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 2,980.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 3,135.0 £m | −12.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-5"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-5",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```