# United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: Overseas government, provincial & municipal securities (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: Overseas government, provincial & municipal securities (ended 2018) () was down 153.1% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 22,076.9% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at −763.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1,467.7% (Q4 2014) to 22,076.9% (Q2 2018), averaging 1,248.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RAXC.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-government-provincial-and-municipal-securities

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −763.0 £m | −153.1 |
| Q3 2018 | 60.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 2,883.0 £m | 22,076.9 |
| Q1 2018 | 857.0 £m | 44.8 |
| Q4 2017 | 1,437.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −92.00 £m | −106.0 |
| Q2 2017 | 13.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | 592.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −1,773.0 £m | −265.1 |
| Q3 2016 | 1,528.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −1,429.0 £m | −255.7 |
| Q1 2016 | −2,102.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | 1,074.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −744.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | 918.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | −790.0 £m | −129.9 |
| Q4 2014 | −2,120.0 £m | −1,467.7 |
| Q3 2014 | −1,688.0 £m | −390.5 |
| Q2 2014 | −5,456.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2014 | 2,643.0 £m | 6,346.3 |
| Q4 2013 | 155.0 £m | −85.5 |
| Q3 2013 | 581.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | −144.0 £m | −117.1 |
| Q1 2013 | 41.00 £m | −96.1 |

## API

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

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