# United Kingdom INS: COM: BAL: Balances with overseas banks (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: BAL: Balances with overseas banks (ended 2018) () was down 26.3% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −11.6% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 1,971.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.9% (Q2 2015) to 79.2% (Q1 2009), averaging 2.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JFG7.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (76 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-com-bal-balances-with-overseas-banks-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 1,971.0 £m | −26.3 |
| Q3 2018 | 2,424.0 £m | −11.6 |
| Q2 2018 | 2,037.0 £m | −41.3 |
| Q1 2018 | 2,440.0 £m | −17.7 |
| Q4 2017 | 2,676.0 £m | 25.8 |
| Q3 2017 | 2,743.0 £m | 7.8 |
| Q2 2017 | 3,469.0 £m | 73.3 |
| Q1 2017 | 2,965.0 £m | 39.9 |
| Q4 2016 | 2,127.0 £m | −20.6 |
| Q3 2016 | 2,545.0 £m | −5.1 |
| Q2 2016 | 2,002.0 £m | −9.8 |
| Q1 2016 | 2,120.0 £m | −46.6 |
| Q4 2015 | 2,679.0 £m | −40.5 |
| Q3 2015 | 2,682.0 £m | −38.5 |
| Q2 2015 | 2,220.0 £m | −49.9 |
| Q1 2015 | 3,969.0 £m | −10.4 |
| Q4 2014 | 4,501.0 £m | −0.2 |
| Q3 2014 | 4,361.0 £m | −19.6 |
| Q2 2014 | 4,430.0 £m | −8.5 |
| Q1 2014 | 4,432.0 £m | 45.3 |
| Q4 2013 | 4,512.0 £m | 40.0 |
| Q3 2013 | 5,423.0 £m | 47.3 |
| Q2 2013 | 4,844.0 £m | 57.3 |
| Q1 2013 | 3,051.0 £m | −22.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JFG7.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JFG7.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```