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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was down 8.5% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −12.2% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 193.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.8% (Q3 2020) to 18.9% (Q2 2021), averaging −2.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-nsa-20-3-paints-varnishes-and-printing-ink

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 193.0 £m | −8.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 208.0 £m | −12.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 207.0 £m | −11.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 196.0 £m | −12.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 211.0 £m | −7.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 237.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 235.0 £m | 1.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 225.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 229.0 £m | −5.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 247.0 £m | 4.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 232.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 221.0 £m | −6.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 241.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 237.0 £m | −5.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 239.0 £m | −9.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 235.0 £m | −9.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 242.0 £m | −11.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 250.0 £m | −13.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 264.0 £m | 9.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 259.0 £m | −3.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 272.0 £m | 15.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 289.0 £m | 18.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 241.0 £m | −13.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 269.0 £m | 4.3 |

## API

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

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