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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 28.1. General-purpose machinery () was up 8.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 2.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 4,770.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.5% (Q2 2020) to 60.7% (Q2 2021), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-sa-28-1-general-purpose-machinery

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 4,770.0 £m | 8.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 4,329.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 4,488.0 £m | 9.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,339.0 £m | 8.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,404.0 £m | 5.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 4,240.0 £m | 3.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 4,095.0 £m | 8.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,994.0 £m | −4.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 4,174.0 £m | 4.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 4,103.0 £m | 6.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,759.0 £m | −0.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 4,196.0 £m | 12.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 4,010.0 £m | 18.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,861.0 £m | 3.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,771.0 £m | 1.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,739.0 £m | 8.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 3,380.0 £m | −9.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 3,722.0 £m | 2.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 3,725.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,439.0 £m | −2.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,744.0 £m | 33.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,649.0 £m | 60.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 3,545.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 3,515.0 £m | −8.3 |

## API

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

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