FOI ref: FOI-2024-2026
You asked
I am currently researching the UK cutting tools market and I’m writing as I would be interested in obtaining the following specific data (should it be available):
- Turnover index - Domestic market and export - Manufacture of metal forming machinery
Additionally, would it be possible to split out this aggregate between Machines and Machine tools? (as my understanding of the text below is that this aggregate take into account the revenues associated to both)
- CPI inflation for Domestic market and export - Manufacture of metal forming machinery (with split Machines vs Machine tools if possible)
This class includes: manufacture of machine tools for working metals, including those using a laser beam, ultrasonic waves, plasma arc, magnetic pulse etc. - manufacture of machine tools for turning, drilling, milling, shaping, planing, boring, grinding etc. - manufacture of stamping or pressing machine tools - manufacture of punch presses, hydraulic presses, hydraulic brakes, drop hammers, forging machines etc. - manufacture of draw benches, thread rollers.
We said
Thank you for your request.
Unfortunately, we do not hold the exact data requested.
‘Metal forming machinery’ falls under the level 4 class C2841 within the classification by product activity (CPA) 2.1.
Sales data is recorded in ‘UK manufacturers' sales by product’ release (Prodcom). This was last published in July 2023. The data for ‘Metal forming machinery’ is in the ‘Division 28’ sheet.
The Producer Price Indices (PPIs) show the rate of inflation for the manufacturing sector. The PPI series that cover ‘Metal forming machinery’ are:
EWKY: PPI INDEX OUTPUT DOMESTIC - C2841 Metal forming machinery
EUSX: PPI INDEX EXPORT TOTAL - C2841 Metal forming machinery
The goods included in the PPI are based on the CPA 2.1 framework. However, not all product groups in the CPA aggregation structure are available and published by ONS. The two series above have the CPA code C2841. The lower level series (subcategories) that feed into these are listed below. However, these series are not publishable as they are lower level series which are more volatile, and disclosing them could risk revealing the identity of our respondents.
EWKY (C2841)
CPA
- C284121 - Lathes for Removing Metal for Domestic Market
- C284124 - Machine Tools for Planing, Sawing, Cutting-Off or Otherwise Cutting Metal for Domestic Market
- C284131 - Machines for Bending, Folding and Straightening Metal for Domestic Market
- C284140 - Parts and Accessories for Metalworking Machine Tools for Domestic Market
EUSX (C2841)
CPA Code
- C284111 - EU Exports of Machine Tools for Working Metal by Removal of Material by Laser, Ultrasonic, Water-Jet and the Like
- C284112 - EU Exports of Machining Centres, Unit Construction Machines and Multi-Station Transfer Machines, for Working Metal
- C284123 - NEU Exports of Machine Tools for Deburring, Sharpening, Grinding or Otherwise Finishing Metal
- C284140 - EU Exports of Parts and Accessories for Metalworking Machine Tools