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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was down 5.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −7.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 358.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.9% (Q2 2020) to 38.4% (Q2 2021), averaging 1.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 358.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 352.0 £m | −7.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 350.0 £m | −2.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 434.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 378.0 £m | −6.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 382.0 £m | −13.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 359.0 £m | −13.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 437.0 £m | −3.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 403.0 £m | 0.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 443.0 £m | −3.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 414.0 £m | −10.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 454.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 400.0 £m | −4.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 457.0 £m | 8.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 460.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 459.0 £m | 22.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 418.0 £m | 9.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 422.0 £m | 24.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 469.0 £m | 35.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 374.0 £m | 3.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 382.0 £m | 22.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 339.0 £m | 38.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 345.0 £m | 11.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 361.0 £m | −1.4 |

## API

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

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