# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 28.1. General-purpose machinery ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 28.1. General-purpose machinery () was up 8.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 5.8% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 4,325.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.4% (Q2 2020) to 26.3% (Q2 2021), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C28-1`
- 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-sa-28-1-general-purpose-machinery

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 4,325.0 £m | 8.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 4,121.0 £m | 5.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 4,028.0 £m | 0.02 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,040.0 £m | 1.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,982.0 £m | 7.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,894.0 £m | 0.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 4,027.0 £m | 9.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,974.0 £m | 6.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,698.0 £m | −6.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,858.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,691.0 £m | −3.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,737.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,933.0 £m | 2.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,953.0 £m | 9.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,805.0 £m | 3.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,848.0 £m | −2.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 3,825.0 £m | 6.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 3,616.0 £m | −3.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 3,671.0 £m | 8.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,946.0 £m | 15.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,608.0 £m | 11.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,739.0 £m | 26.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 3,395.0 £m | −9.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 3,427.0 £m | −12.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C28-1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C28-1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```