# United Kingdom INS: COM: NET Balances with banks & building societies in : Foreign currency (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: NET Balances with banks & building societies in : Foreign currency (ended 2018) () was up 305.7% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −109.3% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at 848.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −865.9% (Q2 2009) to 33,000.0% (Q1 2015), averaging 1,646.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX53.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-net-balances-with-banks-and-building-societies-in-foreign

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 848.0 £m | 305.7 |
| Q3 2018 | −102.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | −21.00 £m | −109.3 |
| Q1 2018 | −444.0 £m | −150.3 |
| Q4 2017 | 209.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −698.0 £m | −148.0 |
| Q2 2017 | 227.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | 883.0 £m | 16.0 |
| Q4 2016 | −2,389.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 1,454.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −515.0 £m | −416.0 |
| Q1 2016 | 761.0 £m | 15.0 |
| Q4 2015 | −350.0 £m | −173.7 |
| Q3 2015 | −7.00 £m | −200.0 |
| Q2 2015 | 163.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 662.0 £m | 33,000.0 |
| Q4 2014 | 475.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 7.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2014 | −239.0 £m | −134.2 |
| Q1 2014 | 2.00 £m | −99.6 |
| Q4 2013 | −329.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | −9.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | 698.0 £m | 173.7 |
| Q1 2013 | 533.0 £m | — |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX53.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX53.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```