# United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: Overseas borrowing (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: Overseas borrowing (ended 2018) () was down 140.9% year on year in Q3 2018, compared with −86.7% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at 805.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2014.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69,400.0% (Q1 2014) to 307.4% (Q3 2008), averaging −6,007.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RBLP.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (223 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-com-net-overseas-borrowing-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 805.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | −166.0 £m | −140.9 |
| Q2 2018 | 90.00 £m | −86.7 |
| Q1 2018 | 33.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | −730.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 406.0 £m | 185.9 |
| Q2 2017 | 678.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −138.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −33.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 142.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −182.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | −58.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | −139.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −273.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | −102.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | −16.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 2.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2014 | 44.00 £m | −89.9 |
| Q1 2014 | −1,386.0 £m | −69,400.0 |
| Q4 2013 | −438.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | −582.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | 434.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | 2.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2012 | −928.0 £m | −233.1 |

## API

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

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