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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 25.2. Tanks, reservoirs & containers of metal () was down 4.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −8.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 227.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −31.7% (Q2 2020) to 83.7% (Q2 2021), averaging 1.4%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 227.0 £m | −4.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 221.0 £m | −8.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 271.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 265.0 £m | −7.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 238.0 £m | −5.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 241.0 £m | 0.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 271.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 287.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 253.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 239.0 £m | −6.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 274.0 £m | −12.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 282.0 £m | −5.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 240.0 £m | −11.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 255.0 £m | −3.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 312.0 £m | 9.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 299.0 £m | 10.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 272.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 263.0 £m | −6.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 284.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 271.0 £m | −9.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 274.0 £m | 17.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 281.0 £m | 83.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 300.0 £m | 21.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 300.0 £m | 11.5 |

## API

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

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