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

United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: government securities (GILTS): Sterling: Index linked (ended 2018) () was down 49.6% year on year in Q2 2018, compared with −2,046.9% in Q4 2017.
The level stood at −1,356.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2010.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2,046.9% (Q4 2017) to 431.9% (Q2 2010), averaging −188.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RAWT.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-index-linked-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −1,356.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | −1,537.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 187.0 £m | −49.6 |
| Q1 2018 | −2,938.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | −3,485.0 £m | −2,046.9 |
| Q3 2017 | −979.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | 371.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −427.0 £m | −268.1 |
| Q4 2016 | 179.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | −1,177.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −3,216.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 254.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | −2,259.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −1,817.0 £m | −722.3 |
| Q2 2015 | −4,895.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | −45.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | −2,770.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 292.0 £m | −71.3 |
| Q2 2014 | −39.00 £m | −104.4 |
| Q1 2014 | −100.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | −709.0 £m | −159.8 |
| Q3 2013 | 1,017.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | 877.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | −161.0 £m | — |

## API

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

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