# United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was down 1.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −5.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 214.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.4% (Q3 2020) to 25.8% (Q2 2021), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20-3.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-ex-cp-bop-nsa-20-3-paints-varnishes-and-printing-ink

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 214.0 £m | −1.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 227.0 £m | −5.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 219.0 £m | −6.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 204.0 £m | −8.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 218.0 £m | −5.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 240.0 £m | −2.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 233.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 222.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 230.0 £m | −3.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 247.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 234.0 £m | −4.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 224.0 £m | −4.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 239.0 £m | 0.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 243.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 246.0 £m | 8.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 235.0 £m | 10.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 237.0 £m | 6.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 229.0 £m | −8.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 226.0 £m | 11.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 213.0 £m | −5.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 222.0 £m | 11.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 249.0 £m | 25.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 202.0 £m | −9.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 226.0 £m | 8.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20-3.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20-3.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```