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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 32.5. Medical & dental instruments & supplies () was up 5.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 3.5% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 2,099.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.7% (Q4 2021) to 36.7% (Q1 2022), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-32-5-medical-and-dental-instruments-and-supplies

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 2,099.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 2,043.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,024.0 £m | 0.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,046.0 £m | 1.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,991.0 £m | −1.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,973.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,007.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,024.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,026.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,056.0 £m | 9.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,976.0 £m | −2.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,035.0 £m | 10.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,979.0 £m | 0.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,883.0 £m | −9.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,027.0 £m | −5.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,848.0 £m | 6.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,975.0 £m | 6.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,072.0 £m | 18.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,149.0 £m | 36.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,734.0 £m | −15.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,848.0 £m | −3.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,754.0 £m | 15.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,572.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,057.0 £m | 25.7 |

## API

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

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