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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was down 1.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −6.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 216.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.9% (Q3 2020) to 25.0% (Q2 2021), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-20-3-paints-varnishes-and-printing-ink

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 216.0 £m | −1.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 219.0 £m | −6.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 217.0 £m | −5.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 213.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 219.0 £m | −5.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 234.0 £m | −2.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 229.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 231.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 232.0 £m | −4.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 239.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 231.0 £m | −2.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 232.0 £m | −4.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 243.0 £m | 1.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 240.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 237.0 £m | 9.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 244.0 £m | 10.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 239.0 £m | 6.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 227.0 £m | −7.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 217.0 £m | 11.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 221.0 £m | −6.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 225.0 £m | 11.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 245.0 £m | 25.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 195.0 £m | −8.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 236.0 £m | 9.8 |

## API

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

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