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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was down 8.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −13.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 196.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.7% (Q3 2020) to 17.9% (Q2 2021), averaging −2.3%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 196.0 £m | −8.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 200.0 £m | −13.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 206.0 £m | −10.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 205.0 £m | −12.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 213.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 230.0 £m | −3.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 231.0 £m | 0.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 235.0 £m | 1.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 231.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 238.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 229.0 £m | −0.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 231.0 £m | −6.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 244.0 £m | 0.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 232.0 £m | −6.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 231.0 £m | −9.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 246.0 £m | −9.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 243.0 £m | −11.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 248.0 £m | −12.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 254.0 £m | 9.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 271.0 £m | −4.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 275.0 £m | 15.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 283.0 £m | 17.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 232.0 £m | −11.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 284.0 £m | 6.0 |

## API

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

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