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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 25.2. Tanks, reservoirs & containers of metal () was down 15.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −11.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 198.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.7% (Q2 2020) to 82.9% (Q2 2021), averaging −2.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 198.0 £m | −15.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 213.0 £m | −11.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 264.0 £m | −2.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 258.0 £m | −9.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 233.0 £m | −7.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 240.0 £m | 0.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 270.0 £m | −2.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 286.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 252.0 £m | 0.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 238.0 £m | −10.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 277.0 £m | −15.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 288.0 £m | −10.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 250.0 £m | −18.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 265.0 £m | −14.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 329.0 £m | −2.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 321.0 £m | −1.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 306.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 309.0 £m | −9.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 338.0 £m | −7.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 325.0 £m | −10.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 332.0 £m | 16.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 342.0 £m | 82.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 365.0 £m | 18.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 364.0 £m | 9.3 |

## API

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

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