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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 5.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 5.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 409.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.0% (Q2 2020) to 36.3% (Q1 2022), averaging 5.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.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-im-cp-bop-nsa-28-4-metal-forming-machinery-and-machine-tools

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 409.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 405.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 382.0 £m | 6.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 447.0 £m | 2.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 388.0 £m | −3.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 383.0 £m | −13.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 359.0 £m | −13.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 435.0 £m | −5.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 401.0 £m | 0.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 445.0 £m | −5.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 416.0 £m | −10.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 459.0 £m | −0.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 400.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 469.0 £m | 16.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 467.0 £m | 6.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 462.0 £m | 30.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 410.0 £m | 13.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 403.0 £m | 26.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 439.0 £m | 36.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 355.0 £m | 1.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 361.0 £m | 19.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 318.0 £m | 32.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 322.0 £m | 9.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 350.0 £m | 1.2 |

## API

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

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