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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 25.2. Tanks, reservoirs & containers of metal () was down 11.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −16.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 125.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.0% (Q2 2020) to 70.9% (Q2 2021), averaging −1.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-25-2-tanks-reservoirs-and-containers-of-metal

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 125.0 £m | −11.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 133.0 £m | −16.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 136.0 £m | −15.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 138.0 £m | −17.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 141.0 £m | −16.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 160.0 £m | 3.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 160.0 £m | 6.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 168.0 £m | 17.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 169.0 £m | 19.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 154.0 £m | −3.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 150.0 £m | −13.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 143.0 £m | −17.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 142.0 £m | −17.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 160.0 £m | −9.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 173.0 £m | 4.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 173.0 £m | 14.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 173.0 £m | −2.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 177.0 £m | −11.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 165.0 £m | −8.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 151.0 £m | −19.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 178.0 £m | 5.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 200.0 £m | 70.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 180.0 £m | 15.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 188.0 £m | 13.3 |

## API

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

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