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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was up 4.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 5.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 420.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.4% (Q2 2020) to 36.4% (Q1 2022), averaging 5.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 420.0 £m | 4.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 399.0 £m | 5.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 397.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 421.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 404.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 378.0 £m | −15.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 374.0 £m | −12.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 409.0 £m | −6.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 416.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 445.0 £m | −5.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 427.0 £m | −9.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 435.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 418.0 £m | 0.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 471.0 £m | 14.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 471.0 £m | 5.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 441.0 £m | 30.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 417.0 £m | 14.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 410.0 £m | 24.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 446.0 £m | 36.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 337.0 £m | 0.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 363.0 £m | 20.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 329.0 £m | 29.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 327.0 £m | 9.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 334.0 £m | 1.8 |

## API

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

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