# United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: Direct investment: & overseas (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: Direct investment: & overseas (ended 2018) () was down 180.8% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −386.9% in Q1 2018.
The level stood at −42.00 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1,656.5% (Q3 2010) to 659.0% (Q4 2013), averaging −104.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JFK9.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-direct-investment-and-overseas-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −42.00 £m | −180.8 |
| Q3 2018 | −1,038.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 132.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | −307.0 £m | −386.9 |
| Q4 2017 | 52.00 £m | 642.9 |
| Q3 2017 | −342.0 £m | −203.0 |
| Q2 2017 | −188.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | 107.0 £m | −72.6 |
| Q4 2016 | 7.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 332.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −226.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 391.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | −181.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −117.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | −659.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | −5.00 £m | −110.6 |
| Q4 2014 | −801.0 £m | −370.6 |
| Q3 2014 | −1,160.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2014 | −659.0 £m | −162.2 |
| Q1 2014 | 47.00 £m | −37.3 |
| Q4 2013 | 296.0 £m | 659.0 |
| Q3 2013 | −147.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | 1,059.0 £m | 220.9 |
| Q1 2013 | 75.00 £m | — |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JFK9.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JFK9.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```