# United Kingdom IOP: 20.3:Manuf of paintsvarnishessimilar coatingsprinting ink/mastics:CVMSA ()

United Kingdom IOP: 20.3:Manuf of paintsvarnishessimilar coatingsprinting ink/mastics:CVMSA () was down 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −6.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 91.70 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −27.8% (Apr 2022) to 56.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IP.M.SA.NACE-C20-3`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/iop-20-3-manuf-of-paintsvarnishessimilar-coatingsprinting-ink-mastics

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 91.70 | −3.5 |
| August 2026 | 88.60 | −6.6 |
| July 2026 | 88.00 | −5.3 |
| June 2026 | 88.20 | −7.5 |
| May 2026 | 89.60 | −5.7 |
| April 2026 | 91.50 | −11.5 |
| March 2026 | 90.10 | −7.6 |
| February 2026 | 87.10 | −11.1 |
| January 2026 | 88.50 | −7.2 |
| December 2025 | 93.40 | −1.1 |
| November 2025 | 91.30 | −8.1 |
| October 2025 | 93.10 | −3.0 |
| September 2025 | 95.00 | −5.4 |
| August 2025 | 94.90 | −5.2 |
| July 2025 | 92.90 | −8.0 |
| June 2025 | 95.40 | −6.5 |
| May 2025 | 95.00 | −6.6 |
| April 2025 | 103.4 | 2.3 |
| March 2025 | 97.50 | −4.3 |
| February 2025 | 98.00 | −3.2 |
| January 2025 | 95.40 | −5.5 |
| December 2024 | 94.40 | −2.5 |
| November 2024 | 99.30 | 3.4 |
| October 2024 | 96.00 | −0.4 |

## API

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

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