# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 32.5. Medical & dental instruments & supplies ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 32.5. Medical & dental instruments & supplies () was up 5.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 3.5% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 2,036.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.6% (Q4 2021) to 37.7% (Q1 2022), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C32-5`
- 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-32-5-medical-and-dental-instruments-and

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 2,036.0 £m | 5.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 2,056.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,091.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,049.0 £m | 1.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,934.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,986.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,048.0 £m | 1.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,020.0 £m | 0.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,955.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,098.0 £m | 9.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,009.0 £m | −3.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,017.0 £m | 10.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,903.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,915.0 £m | −8.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,089.0 £m | −5.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,826.0 £m | 6.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,912.0 £m | 6.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,102.0 £m | 17.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,204.0 £m | 37.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,723.0 £m | −15.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,798.0 £m | −3.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,787.0 £m | 14.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,600.0 £m | −1.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,042.0 £m | 25.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C32-5"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.NACE-C32-5",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```