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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 28.1. General-purpose machinery () was up 5.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 2.2% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 4,602.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.1% (Q2 2020) to 52.5% (Q2 2021), averaging 5.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.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-im-cp-bop-sa-28-1-general-purpose-machinery

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 4,602.0 £m | 5.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 4,269.0 £m | 2.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 4,439.0 £m | 9.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,298.0 £m | 9.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,350.0 £m | 4.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 4,176.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 4,065.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,937.0 £m | −9.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 4,153.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 4,110.0 £m | 2.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,830.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 4,332.0 £m | 11.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 4,098.0 £m | 20.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 4,011.0 £m | 15.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,946.0 £m | 17.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,899.0 £m | 23.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 3,403.0 £m | 0.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 3,486.0 £m | 6.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 3,353.0 £m | 4.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,159.0 £m | −6.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,394.0 £m | 27.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,274.0 £m | 52.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 3,214.0 £m | −0.09 |
| Q4 2020 | 3,359.0 £m | −6.1 |

## API

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

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