# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 25.4. Weapons & ammunition ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 25.4. Weapons & ammunition () was up 12.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 39.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 306.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.6% (Q2 2018) to 74.5% (Q2 2019), averaging 11.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C25-4`
- 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-sa-25-4-weapons-and-ammunition

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 306.0 £m | 12.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 373.0 £m | 39.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 284.0 £m | 27.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 379.0 £m | 44.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 272.0 £m | 36.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 267.0 £m | 17.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 222.0 £m | 26.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 263.0 £m | 14.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 199.0 £m | 11.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 227.0 £m | −6.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 176.0 £m | 18.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 230.0 £m | 24.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 179.0 £m | −1.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 242.0 £m | 70.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 149.0 £m | 31.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 185.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 182.0 £m | 44.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 142.0 £m | 19.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 113.0 £m | −31.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 185.0 £m | −1.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 126.0 £m | −26.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 119.0 £m | −26.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 164.0 £m | 13.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 188.0 £m | 18.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C25-4"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C25-4",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```