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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:EX:CVM:BOP:NSA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was up 1.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −4.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 168.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.9% (Q3 2020) to 30.4% (Q3 2021), averaging −1.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 168.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 167.0 £m | −4.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 152.0 £m | −5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 170.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 165.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 175.0 £m | −3.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 160.0 £m | −0.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 169.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 170.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 181.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 161.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 165.0 £m | −15.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 170.0 £m | −5.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 183.0 £m | −2.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 170.0 £m | −14.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 195.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 180.0 £m | −6.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 188.0 £m | −1.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 199.0 £m | 5.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 206.0 £m | 13.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 193.0 £m | 30.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 191.0 £m | 20.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 188.0 £m | 6.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 181.0 £m | −1.6 |

## API

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

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