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

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CVM:BOP:SA: 20.12. Dyes & pigments () was down 7.1% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −2.9% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 158.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.5% (Q1 2023) to 33.3% (Q3 2021), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.MEASURE-CVM.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-im-cvm-bop-sa-20-12-dyes-and-pigments

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 158.0 £m | −7.1 |
| Q2 2026 | 167.0 £m | −2.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 164.0 £m | −1.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 161.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 170.0 £m | 6.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 172.0 £m | 6.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 167.0 £m | 14.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 161.0 £m | −1.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 159.0 £m | 1.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 162.0 £m | 3.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 146.0 £m | 3.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 164.0 £m | 0.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 156.0 £m | 3.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 157.0 £m | −5.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 141.0 £m | −36.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 164.0 £m | −15.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 151.0 £m | −23.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 166.0 £m | −12.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 222.0 £m | 26.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 195.0 £m | 12.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 196.0 £m | 33.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 189.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 176.0 £m | −10.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 173.0 £m | −22.1 |

## API

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

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