# United Kingdom INS: COM: REAL: corporate sterling bonds (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: REAL: corporate sterling bonds (ended 2018) () was up 15.7% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −48.8% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 11,836 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.5% (Q4 2016) to 151.9% (Q4 2014), averaging 7.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JF8Z.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-real-corporate-sterling-bonds-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 11,836 £m | 15.7 |
| Q3 2018 | 5,469.0 £m | −48.8 |
| Q2 2018 | 13,585 £m | 12.5 |
| Q1 2018 | 13,200 £m | −27.1 |
| Q4 2017 | 10,228 £m | −1.6 |
| Q3 2017 | 10,677 £m | −2.7 |
| Q2 2017 | 12,071 £m | −12.5 |
| Q1 2017 | 18,116 £m | 103.0 |
| Q4 2016 | 10,390 £m | −62.5 |
| Q3 2016 | 10,975 £m | −9.3 |
| Q2 2016 | 13,802 £m | 11.2 |
| Q1 2016 | 8,923.0 £m | −41.7 |
| Q4 2015 | 27,712 £m | 20.6 |
| Q3 2015 | 12,105 £m | −26.3 |
| Q2 2015 | 12,411 £m | −24.3 |
| Q1 2015 | 15,308 £m | −13.5 |
| Q4 2014 | 22,975 £m | 151.9 |
| Q3 2014 | 16,430 £m | 69.2 |
| Q2 2014 | 16,403 £m | 55.8 |
| Q1 2014 | 17,707 £m | 99.3 |
| Q4 2013 | 9,121.0 £m | −34.0 |
| Q3 2013 | 9,710.0 £m | −19.1 |
| Q2 2013 | 10,531 £m | 12.1 |
| Q1 2013 | 8,886.0 £m | −32.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JF8Z.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JF8Z.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```