# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:Exports:CP:BOP:SA: 28.1. General-purpose machinery: £m ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:Exports:CP:BOP:SA: 28.1. General-purpose machinery: £m () was up 9.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 8.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 4,394.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.1% (Q2 2020) to 26.4% (Q3 2017), averaging 5.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.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-exports-cp-bop-sa-28-1-general-purpose-machinery-m

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 4,394.0 £m | 9.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 4,182.0 £m | 8.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 4,092.0 £m | 0.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,146.0 £m | 3.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,021.0 £m | 8.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,871.0 £m | 0.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 4,056.0 £m | 12.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 4,018.0 £m | 9.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,722.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,866.0 £m | 2.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,615.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,670.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,795.0 £m | 3.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,772.0 £m | 13.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,628.0 £m | 11.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,632.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 3,654.0 £m | 21.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 3,317.0 £m | 8.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 3,254.0 £m | 17.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,348.0 £m | 19.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,008.0 £m | 11.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,065.0 £m | 23.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 2,766.0 £m | −10.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,805.0 £m | −12.9 |

## API

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

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