# United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Number of disposals ()

United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Number of disposals () was down 42.2% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −24.4% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 26.00 count.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.6% (Q2 2020) to 150.0% (Q4 2019), averaging 22.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.MANDA.Q.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBAW.MEASURE-COUNT`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: count
- Coverage: 1987-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (154 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/m-and-a-inward-number-of-disposals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 26.00 count | −42.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 34.00 count | −24.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 55.00 count | 89.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 35.00 count | −2.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 45.00 count | 7.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 45.00 count | −16.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 29.00 count | −32.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 36.00 count | −16.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 42.00 count | −4.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 54.00 count | 54.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 43.00 count | −12.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 43.00 count | 22.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 44.00 count | 41.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 35.00 count | −32.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 49.00 count | 104.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 35.00 count | −27.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 31.00 count | −22.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 52.00 count | 13.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 24.00 count | 4.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 48.00 count | 65.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 40.00 count | 110.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 46.00 count | 48.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 23.00 count | −34.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 29.00 count | −23.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.MANDA.Q.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBAW.MEASURE-COUNT"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.MANDA.Q.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBAW.MEASURE-COUNT",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```