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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was up 24.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 8.8% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 71.00 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.4% (Q1 2018) to 44.8% (Q2 2021), averaging 4.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 71.00 £m | 24.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 62.00 £m | 8.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 59.00 £m | 9.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 57.00 £m | −3.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 57.00 £m | −1.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 57.00 £m | 5.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 54.00 £m | 12.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 59.00 £m | 34.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 58.00 £m | 26.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 54.00 £m | 31.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 48.00 £m | 37.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 44.00 £m | 18.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 46.00 £m | 12.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 41.00 £m | −8.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 35.00 £m | −12.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 37.00 £m | −14.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 41.00 £m | −2.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 45.00 £m | 7.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 40.00 £m | 8.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 43.00 £m | 34.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 42.00 £m | 35.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 42.00 £m | 44.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 37.00 £m | 12.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 32.00 £m | −8.6 |

## API

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

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