# United Kingdom INS: COM: BAL: corporate securities: Ordinary shares (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: BAL: corporate securities: Ordinary shares (ended 2017) () was 139,831 £m in 2017, down 4.6% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 2000.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-JWD9.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (18 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-com-bal-corporate-securities-ordinary-shares-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 139,831 £m |
| 2016 | 146,571 £m |
| 2015 | 149,310 £m |
| 2014 | 163,794 £m |
| 2013 | 178,687 £m |
| 2012 | 171,681 £m |
| 2011 | 185,915 £m |
| 2010 | 217,496 £m |
| 2009 | 219,955 £m |
| 2008 | 198,931 £m |
| 2007 | 302,661 £m |
| 2006 | 309,855 £m |
| 2005 | 283,543 £m |
| 2004 | 246,334 £m |
| 2003 | 242,149 £m |
| 2002 | 235,252 £m |
| 2001 | 318,303 £m |
| 2000 | 364,263 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-JWD9.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-JWD9.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```