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

United Kingdom CPA 08:EU:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was up 9.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 9.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 290.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.8% (Q2 2020) to 46.0% (Q2 2021), averaging 3.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.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-im-cp-bop-nsa-20-3-paints-varnishes-and-printing-ink

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 290.0 £m | 9.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 278.0 £m | 9.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 261.0 £m | 8.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 245.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 266.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 255.0 £m | −7.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 240.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 246.0 £m | −5.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 253.0 £m | −8.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 276.0 £m | 0.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 250.0 £m | −10.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 261.0 £m | 5.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 275.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 275.0 £m | 4.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 280.0 £m | 4.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 248.0 £m | 13.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 256.0 £m | 6.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 263.0 £m | 11.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 269.0 £m | 26.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 218.0 £m | −18.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 241.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 235.0 £m | 46.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 213.0 £m | −8.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 268.0 £m | 16.5 |

## API

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

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