# United Kingdom INS: COM: BAL: Direct investment: insurance subsidiary/associate/holding cos (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: BAL: Direct investment: insurance subsidiary/associate/holding cos (ended 2017) () was 6,842.0 £m in 2017, down 5.1% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since 2004.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6,842.0 £m (2017) to 15,559 £m (2008), averaging 11,390 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RKAS.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1979-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (39 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-com-bal-direct-investment-insurance-subsidiary-associate-holding

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 6,842.0 £m |
| 2016 | 7,208.0 £m |
| 2015 | 7,209.0 £m |
| 2014 | 11,251 £m |
| 2013 | 10,751 £m |
| 2012 | 10,640 £m |
| 2011 | 13,947 £m |
| 2010 | 12,972 £m |
| 2009 | 14,393 £m |
| 2008 | 15,559 £m |
| 2007 | 14,514 £m |
| 2006 | 10,859 £m |
| 2005 | 8,599.0 £m |
| 2004 | 5,753.0 £m |
| 2003 | 7,972.0 £m |
| 2002 | 11,759 £m |
| 2001 | 13,043 £m |
| 2000 | 8,986.0 £m |
| 1999 | 7,862.0 £m |
| 1998 | 6,572.0 £m |
| 1997 | 3,965.0 £m |
| 1996 | 7,745.0 £m |
| 1995 | 2,343.0 £m |
| 1994 | 2,242.0 £m |

## API

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

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