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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was up 11.3% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 7.8% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 346.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.4% (Q2 2020) to 45.5% (Q2 2021), averaging 3.3%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 346.0 £m | 11.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 330.0 £m | 7.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 323.0 £m | 8.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 309.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 311.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 306.0 £m | −5.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 298.0 £m | −2.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 313.0 £m | −2.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 303.0 £m | −4.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 323.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 305.0 £m | −5.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 320.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 318.0 £m | 6.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 321.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 324.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 311.0 £m | 12.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 298.0 £m | 6.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 316.0 £m | 9.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 315.0 £m | 18.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 277.0 £m | −14.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 280.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 288.0 £m | 45.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 265.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 323.0 £m | 14.9 |

## API

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

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