# United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: Short term assets (including derivatives) (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: NET: Short term assets (including derivatives) (ended 2018) () was down 108.1% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 442.8% in Q4 2017.
The level stood at −1,161.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −331.0% (Q1 2016) to 442.8% (Q4 2017), averaging −26.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RAZR.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1973-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (184 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-com-net-short-term-assets-including-derivatives-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −1,161.0 £m | −108.1 |
| Q3 2018 | −2,539.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 587.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | −4,555.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | 14,269 £m | 442.8 |
| Q3 2017 | −151.0 £m | −102.7 |
| Q2 2017 | −692.0 £m | −110.7 |
| Q1 2017 | −369.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | 2,629.0 £m | 27.7 |
| Q3 2016 | 5,548.0 £m | 15.9 |
| Q2 2016 | 6,465.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | −9,081.0 £m | −331.0 |
| Q4 2015 | 2,059.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | 4,787.0 £m | 290.1 |
| Q2 2015 | −4,950.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 3,932.0 £m | −3.6 |
| Q4 2014 | −4,891.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 1,227.0 £m | −61.1 |
| Q2 2014 | −1,519.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2014 | 4,077.0 £m | −69.7 |
| Q4 2013 | −2,906.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | 3,158.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | −680.0 £m | −126.0 |
| Q1 2013 | 13,438 £m | 311.2 |

## API

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

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