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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 2.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 18.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 429.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.4% (Q2 2019) to 54.6% (Q3 2017), averaging 5.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 429.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 434.0 £m | 18.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 406.0 £m | −4.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 373.0 £m | −7.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 417.0 £m | 4.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 367.0 £m | −10.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 425.0 £m | 0.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 403.0 £m | −5.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 399.0 £m | −11.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 408.0 £m | −7.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 424.0 £m | 0.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 425.0 £m | −14.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 449.0 £m | −4.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 441.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 422.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 498.0 £m | 9.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 472.0 £m | −6.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 443.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 410.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 457.0 £m | 20.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 503.0 £m | 33.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 461.0 £m | 24.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 420.0 £m | 20.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 379.0 £m | −11.2 |

## API

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

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