# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 20.12. Dyes & pigments ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 20.12. Dyes & pigments () was down 4.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −30.2% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 175.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −32.5% (Q4 2025) to 39.2% (Q4 2016), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20-12`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-ww-ex-cp-bop-nsa-20-12-dyes-and-pigments

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 175.0 £m | −4.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 155.0 £m | −30.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 163.0 £m | −27.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 164.0 £m | −32.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 184.0 £m | −24.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 222.0 £m | −11.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 225.0 £m | −8.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 243.0 £m | 28.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 244.0 £m | 15.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 252.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 247.0 £m | −16.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 189.0 £m | −28.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 211.0 £m | −24.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 239.0 £m | −19.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 297.0 £m | 4.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 263.0 £m | −2.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 280.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 295.0 £m | 10.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 285.0 £m | 18.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 270.0 £m | 2.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 258.0 £m | 15.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 267.0 £m | 9.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 241.0 £m | −0.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 264.0 £m | 18.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20-12"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20-12",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```