This statistic shows the sales volume of iron or steel cans or containers based on PRODCOM** estimates in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016, in thousand items. It shows that the sales volume in 2008 was 727.6 million items and increased over this period to approximately one billion items in 2014, before returning back to 2008's level the following year.
Sales volume of iron or steel cans or containers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016
(in 1,000s)
** PRODCOM estimates are calculated from responses to the PRODCOM survey of manufacturing industries.
Iron or steel cans or containers of a capacity of less than 50 litres, closed by welding and/or seaming, for purposes other than preserving food and drink.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 19, 2017). Sales volume of iron or steel cans or containers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519814/uk-sales-volume-unmounted-metal-cermet-parts-tools/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Sales volume of iron or steel cans or containers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519814/uk-sales-volume-unmounted-metal-cermet-parts-tools/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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