# United Kingdom INS: COM: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2017) () was 173,826 £m in 2017, down 8.7% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since 2003.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 173,826 £m (2017) to 218,607 £m (2011), averaging 188,815 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RCKD.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1981-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (37 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-com-bal-government-securities-gilts-sterling-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 173,826 £m |
| 2016 | 190,296 £m |
| 2015 | 176,810 £m |
| 2014 | 194,314 £m |
| 2013 | 183,805 £m |
| 2012 | 198,919 £m |
| 2011 | 218,607 £m |
| 2010 | 196,137 £m |
| 2009 | 184,216 £m |
| 2008 | 185,320 £m |
| 2007 | 174,720 £m |
| 2006 | 180,937 £m |
| 2005 | 181,724 £m |
| 2004 | 176,681 £m |
| 2003 | 162,565 £m |
| 2002 | 149,695 £m |
| 2001 | 134,577 £m |
| 2000 | 131,295 £m |
| 1999 | 142,161 £m |
| 1998 | 144,312 £m |
| 1997 | 123,513 £m |
| 1996 | 107,889 £m |
| 1995 | 94,631 £m |
| 1994 | 77,241 £m |

## API

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

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