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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 6.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 17.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 436.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.7% (Q2 2019) to 54.3% (Q3 2017), averaging 5.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 436.0 £m | 6.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 414.0 £m | 17.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 394.0 £m | −3.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 414.0 £m | −6.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 409.0 £m | 4.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 353.0 £m | −10.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 406.0 £m | 0.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 442.0 £m | −6.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 393.0 £m | −10.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 394.0 £m | −6.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 405.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 471.0 £m | −14.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 441.0 £m | −4.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 423.0 £m | −0.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 402.0 £m | 3.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 550.0 £m | 8.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 460.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 424.0 £m | −4.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 389.0 £m | −5.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 505.0 £m | 21.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 479.0 £m | 34.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 445.0 £m | 24.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 412.0 £m | 20.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 417.0 £m | −9.9 |

## API

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

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