# United Kingdom INS: COM: ACQ: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: ACQ: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) () was up 57.3% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −1.7% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 36,423 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2008.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.8% (Q3 2014) to 57.3% (Q4 2018), averaging −2.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RAXA.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1970-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (196 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-com-acq-government-securities-gilts-sterling-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 36,423 £m | 57.3 |
| Q3 2018 | 23,668 £m | −1.7 |
| Q2 2018 | 29,862 £m | 37.4 |
| Q1 2018 | 27,663 £m | 12.9 |
| Q4 2017 | 23,155 £m | −8.4 |
| Q3 2017 | 24,080 £m | −22.7 |
| Q2 2017 | 21,739 £m | −28.5 |
| Q1 2017 | 24,509 £m | 0.4 |
| Q4 2016 | 25,271 £m | −24.7 |
| Q3 2016 | 31,153 £m | −17.5 |
| Q2 2016 | 30,389 £m | −2.2 |
| Q1 2016 | 24,422 £m | −33.6 |
| Q4 2015 | 33,575 £m | −8.7 |
| Q3 2015 | 37,768 £m | 8.1 |
| Q2 2015 | 31,085 £m | −13.8 |
| Q1 2015 | 36,805 £m | −20.9 |
| Q4 2014 | 36,789 £m | −16.3 |
| Q3 2014 | 34,936 £m | −50.8 |
| Q2 2014 | 36,043 £m | −44.5 |
| Q1 2014 | 46,554 £m | −43.5 |
| Q4 2013 | 43,948 £m | −13.8 |
| Q3 2013 | 70,987 £m | 19.3 |
| Q2 2013 | 64,955 £m | 25.6 |
| Q1 2013 | 82,369 £m | 25.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RAXA.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RAXA.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```