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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 25.2. Tanks, reservoirs & containers of metal () was down 4.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −8.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 236.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.6% (Q2 2020) to 77.4% (Q2 2021), averaging 1.3%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 236.0 £m | −4.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 243.0 £m | −8.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 254.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 247.0 £m | −7.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 248.0 £m | −7.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 265.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 255.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 267.0 £m | 0.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 268.0 £m | 5.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 258.0 £m | −7.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 260.0 £m | −10.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 265.0 £m | −5.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 253.0 £m | −10.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 280.0 £m | −3.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 291.0 £m | 10.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 280.0 £m | 12.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 284.0 £m | 0.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 290.0 £m | −7.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 264.0 £m | −5.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 249.0 £m | −10.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 283.0 £m | 14.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 314.0 £m | 77.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 280.0 £m | 20.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 277.0 £m | 13.1 |

## API

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

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