# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 25.2. Tanks, reservoirs & containers of metal ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 25.2. Tanks, reservoirs & containers of metal () was down 11.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −16.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 117.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.3% (Q2 2020) to 77.5% (Q2 2021), averaging −1.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C25-2.PARTNER-EU`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-eu-im-cp-bop-nsa-25-2-tanks-reservoirs-and-containers-of-metal

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 117.0 £m | −11.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 123.0 £m | −16.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 145.0 £m | −14.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 149.0 £m | −17.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 132.0 £m | −15.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 148.0 £m | 1.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 170.0 £m | 7.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 181.0 £m | 19.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 156.0 £m | 19.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 146.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 158.0 £m | −15.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 152.0 £m | −17.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 131.0 £m | −19.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 148.0 £m | −9.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 187.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 185.0 £m | 11.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 162.0 £m | −4.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 163.0 £m | −9.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 178.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 166.0 £m | −19.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 169.0 £m | 7.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 181.0 £m | 77.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 193.0 £m | 16.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 205.0 £m | 12.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C25-2.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C25-2.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```