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

United Kingdom M&A : Outward : Number of disposals () was down 63.6% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −27.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 4.00 count.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −74.1% (Q3 2020) to 180.0% (Q1 2022), averaging 18.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.MANDA.Q.NSA.DIRECTION-OUTBOUND.ITEM-CBAS.MEASURE-COUNT`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: count
- Coverage: 1987-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (149 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/m-and-a-outward-number-of-disposals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 4.00 count | −63.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 8.00 count | −27.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 15.00 count | 25.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 20.00 count | 42.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 11.00 count | 83.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 11.00 count | 57.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 12.00 count | 100.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 14.00 count | — |
| Q2 2024 | 6.00 count | — |
| Q1 2024 | 7.00 count | — |
| Q4 2023 | 6.00 count | — |
| Q1 2023 | 6.00 count | −57.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 8.00 count | −33.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 8.00 count | −27.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 15.00 count | 114.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 14.00 count | 180.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 12.00 count | −20.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 11.00 count | 57.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 7.00 count | 75.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 5.00 count | −66.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 15.00 count | 15.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 7.00 count | −74.1 |
| Q2 2020 | 4.00 count | −71.4 |
| Q1 2020 | 15.00 count | 7.1 |

## API

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

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