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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 28.4. Metal forming machinery & machine tools () was down 6.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −7.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 368.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.2% (Q2 2020) to 35.7% (Q1 2022), averaging 1.4%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 368.0 £m | −6.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 351.0 £m | −7.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 366.0 £m | −2.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 406.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 392.0 £m | −6.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 379.0 £m | −14.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 376.0 £m | −11.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 410.0 £m | −4.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 419.0 £m | 0.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 445.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 423.0 £m | −8.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 429.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 418.0 £m | −2.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 463.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 461.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 435.0 £m | 23.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 427.0 £m | 10.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 431.0 £m | 22.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 475.0 £m | 35.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 352.0 £m | 2.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 387.0 £m | 24.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 351.0 £m | 35.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 350.0 £m | 12.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 345.0 £m | 0.0 |

## API

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

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