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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:NSA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was up 1.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −3.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 388.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.6% (Q3 2020) to 21.7% (Q2 2021), averaging 2.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.NSA.NACE-C20-3`
- 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-20-3-paints-varnishes-and-printing-ink

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 388.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 397.0 £m | −3.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 372.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 374.0 £m | −4.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 381.0 £m | −4.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 411.0 £m | −4.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 393.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 390.0 £m | −0.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 398.0 £m | −2.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 431.0 £m | 0.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 395.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 391.0 £m | −9.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 409.0 £m | −1.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 427.0 £m | 4.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 417.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 430.0 £m | 9.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 414.0 £m | 6.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 408.0 £m | −0.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 403.0 £m | 11.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 392.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 388.0 £m | 18.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 410.0 £m | 21.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 361.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 382.0 £m | 4.7 |

## API

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

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