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

United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: Overseas corporate securities: Ordinary shares (ended 2018) () was down 2,711.6% year on year in Q2 2017, compared with −194.3% in Q3 2016.
The level stood at −9,898.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2,711.6% (Q2 2017) to 622.0% (Q1 2008), averaging −240.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RAVV.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (224 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-com-net-overseas-corporate-securities-ordinary-shares-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −9,898.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | −2,963.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | −6,763.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | −13,183 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | −7,373.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −5,461.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | −1,802.0 £m | −2,711.6 |
| Q1 2017 | −3,182.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −1,899.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | −3,724.0 £m | −194.3 |
| Q2 2016 | 69.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | −1,924.0 £m | −236.6 |
| Q4 2015 | −5.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | 3,948.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | −1,407.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 1,409.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | −1,641.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | −2,237.0 £m | −723.1 |
| Q2 2014 | −1,834.0 £m | −209.3 |
| Q1 2014 | −786.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | −3,383.0 £m | −1,278.7 |
| Q3 2013 | 359.0 £m | −76.9 |
| Q2 2013 | 1,678.0 £m | −29.1 |
| Q1 2013 | −9,234.0 £m | −379.7 |

## API

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

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