# United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: Overseas corporate securities: Bonds (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: Overseas corporate securities: Bonds (ended 2018) () was down 127.9% year on year in Q2 2018, compared with −126.9% in Q1 2017.
The level stood at 2,279.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5,195.7% (Q1 2014) to 974.5% (Q4 2015), averaging −146.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JF9N.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-overseas-corporate-securities-bonds-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 2,279.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | 2,231.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | −349.0 £m | −127.9 |
| Q1 2018 | 1,084.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | −1,087.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −717.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | 1,253.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −242.0 £m | −126.9 |
| Q4 2016 | −2,264.0 £m | −249.4 |
| Q3 2016 | −161.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −4,564.0 £m | −286.9 |
| Q1 2016 | 899.0 £m | −28.5 |
| Q4 2015 | 1,515.0 £m | 974.5 |
| Q3 2015 | −1,625.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | 2,442.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 1,258.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | 141.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | −1,452.0 £m | −163.4 |
| Q2 2014 | −3,709.0 £m | −584.2 |
| Q1 2014 | −1,172.0 £m | −5,195.7 |
| Q4 2013 | −479.0 £m | −118.7 |
| Q3 2013 | 2,290.0 £m | 93.7 |
| Q2 2013 | 766.0 £m | −30.9 |
| Q1 2013 | 23.00 £m | −98.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JF9N.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JF9N.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```