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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:NSA: 20.3. Paints, varnishes & printing ink () was up 8.2% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 3.5% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 345.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.0% (Q2 2020) to 39.3% (Q2 2021), averaging 0.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 345.0 £m | 8.2 |
| Q2 2026 | 322.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 308.0 £m | 3.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 296.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 319.0 £m | 2.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 311.0 £m | −5.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 298.0 £m | 0.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 308.0 £m | 4.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 310.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 330.0 £m | 11.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 296.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 294.0 £m | 5.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 308.0 £m | 2.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 297.0 £m | −6.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 289.0 £m | −9.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 278.0 £m | −0.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 301.0 £m | −1.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 317.0 £m | 10.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 318.0 £m | 20.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 280.0 £m | −11.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 306.0 £m | 10.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 287.0 £m | 39.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 264.0 £m | −7.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 317.0 £m | 12.8 |

## API

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

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