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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 25.2. Tanks, reservoirs & containers of metal () was down 26.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −17.5% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 94.00 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.4% (Q2 2020) to 75.8% (Q2 2021), averaging −4.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-nsa-25-2-tanks-reservoirs-and-containers-of-metal

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 94.00 £m | −26.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 118.0 £m | −17.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 141.0 £m | −16.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 142.0 £m | −21.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 128.0 £m | −17.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 143.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 169.0 £m | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 180.0 £m | 12.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 155.0 £m | 11.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 145.0 £m | −8.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 161.0 £m | −19.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 160.0 £m | −20.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 139.0 £m | −23.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 158.0 £m | −16.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 200.0 £m | −4.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 200.0 £m | 3.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 182.0 £m | −9.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 190.0 £m | −12.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 209.0 £m | −10.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 193.0 £m | −21.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 201.0 £m | 6.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 218.0 £m | 75.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 233.0 £m | 14.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 246.0 £m | 10.8 |

## API

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

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