# United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) () was down 185.0% year on year in Q2 2018, compared with −33,614.3% in Q3 2015.
The level stood at −458.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2011.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33,614.3% (Q3 2015) to 1,047.2% (Q1 2010), averaging −2,854.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RAWZ.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1970-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (196 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-com-net-government-securities-gilts-sterling-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −458.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | 136.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | −2,006.0 £m | −185.0 |
| Q1 2018 | −2,080.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | −7,902.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −1,279.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | 2,360.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −3,048.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −724.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | −1,990.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −3,327.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | −2,893.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | −3,533.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −4,692.0 £m | −33,614.3 |
| Q2 2015 | −5,608.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | −5,610.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | −2,514.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 14.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2014 | −2,252.0 £m | −267.6 |
| Q1 2014 | −7,543.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | −1,128.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | −2,700.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | 1,344.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | −6,307.0 £m | — |

## API

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

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