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

United Kingdom CPA 08:RW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was up 23.6% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 9.1% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 68.00 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.3% (Q1 2018) to 46.4% (Q2 2021), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-20-3-paints-varnishes-and-printing-ink

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 68.00 £m | 23.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 60.00 £m | 9.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 61.00 £m | 7.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 58.00 £m | −3.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 55.00 £m | −3.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 55.00 £m | 5.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 57.00 £m | 14.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 60.00 £m | 33.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 57.00 £m | 26.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 52.00 £m | 30.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 50.00 £m | 38.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 45.00 £m | 18.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 45.00 £m | 12.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 40.00 £m | −9.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 36.00 £m | −12.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 38.00 £m | −13.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 40.00 £m | −2.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 44.00 £m | 7.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 41.00 £m | 7.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 44.00 £m | 33.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 41.00 £m | 32.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 41.00 £m | 46.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 38.00 £m | 15.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 33.00 £m | −8.3 |

## API

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

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