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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CP:BOP:NSA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was up 25.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 10.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 68.00 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.8% (Q1 2018) to 52.5% (Q4 2016), averaging 4.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 68.00 £m | 25.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 61.00 £m | 10.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 55.00 £m | 1.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 55.00 £m | −5.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 54.00 £m | −5.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 55.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 54.00 £m | 10.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 58.00 £m | 20.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 57.00 £m | 16.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 55.00 £m | 12.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 49.00 £m | 6.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 48.00 £m | −4.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 49.00 £m | −3.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 49.00 £m | −12.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 46.00 £m | −2.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 50.00 £m | 0.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 51.00 £m | 6.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 56.00 £m | −1.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 47.00 £m | −2.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 50.00 £m | 22.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 48.00 £m | 23.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 57.00 £m | 50.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 48.00 £m | 20.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 41.00 £m | −8.9 |

## API

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

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