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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was up 6.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −0.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 174.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.8% (Q3 2020) to 28.7% (Q3 2021), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20-3.PARTNER-NONEU`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-rw-ex-cp-bop-nsa-20-3-paints-varnishes-and-printing-ink

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 174.0 £m | 6.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 170.0 £m | −0.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 153.0 £m | −4.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 170.0 £m | 1.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 163.0 £m | −3.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 171.0 £m | −7.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 160.0 £m | −0.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 168.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 168.0 £m | −1.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 184.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 161.0 £m | −5.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 167.0 £m | −14.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 170.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 184.0 £m | 2.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 171.0 £m | −3.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 195.0 £m | 8.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 177.0 £m | 6.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 179.0 £m | 11.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 177.0 £m | 11.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 179.0 £m | 14.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 166.0 £m | 28.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 161.0 £m | 15.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 159.0 £m | 4.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 156.0 £m | 0.0 |

## API

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

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