# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.5. Measuring,testing & navigating equip;watches & ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 26.5. Measuring,testing & navigating equip;watches & () was up 5.2% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 5.5% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 3,170.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.9% (Q2 2020) to 45.4% (Q2 2021), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-5`
- 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-cvm-bop-nsa-26-5-measuring-testing-and-navigating-equip

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 3,170.0 £m | 5.2 |
| Q2 2026 | 3,041.0 £m | 5.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,073.0 £m | 7.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 3,124.0 £m | 9.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,014.0 £m | 6.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,882.0 £m | 1.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,864.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,852.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,828.0 £m | 4.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,847.0 £m | 7.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,700.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,781.0 £m | 4.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,704.0 £m | 9.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,641.0 £m | 9.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,632.0 £m | 4.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,652.0 £m | 17.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,463.0 £m | 12.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,422.0 £m | 9.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,526.0 £m | 11.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,266.0 £m | −17.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 2,193.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,213.0 £m | 45.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 2,261.0 £m | 5.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,743.0 £m | 13.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-5"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C26-5",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```