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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CP:BOP:SA: 20.12. Dyes & pigments () was down 5.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −30.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 178.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.6% (Q4 2025) to 38.9% (Q4 2016), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.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-sa-20-12-dyes-and-pigments

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 178.0 £m | −5.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 152.0 £m | −30.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 153.0 £m | −27.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 176.0 £m | −33.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 189.0 £m | −25.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 218.0 £m | −9.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 212.0 £m | −6.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 265.0 £m | 27.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 252.0 £m | 14.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 242.0 £m | 3.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 227.0 £m | −17.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 208.0 £m | −26.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 221.0 £m | −23.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 233.0 £m | −18.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 274.0 £m | 3.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 282.0 £m | −3.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 288.0 £m | 9.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 287.0 £m | 11.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 266.0 £m | 18.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 292.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 263.0 £m | 15.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 257.0 £m | 9.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 224.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 286.0 £m | 21.2 |

## API

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

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