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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:EX:CVM:BOP:SA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was down 4.0% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −9.8% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 362.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.2% (Q3 2020) to 21.2% (Q3 2021), averaging −1.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EXPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.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-cvm-bop-sa-20-3-paints-varnishes-and-printing-ink

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 362.0 £m | −4.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 360.0 £m | −9.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 367.0 £m | −8.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 374.0 £m | −7.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 377.0 £m | −6.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 399.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 399.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 403.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 401.0 £m | −3.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 415.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 395.0 £m | −2.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 396.0 £m | −10.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 416.0 £m | −1.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 411.0 £m | −4.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 403.0 £m | −11.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 442.0 £m | −7.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 424.0 £m | −9.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 432.0 £m | −8.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 456.0 £m | 7.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 477.0 £m | 2.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 468.0 £m | 21.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 470.0 £m | 19.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 423.0 £m | −4.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 464.0 £m | 2.4 |

## API

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

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