# United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Balances with overseas banks (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Balances with overseas banks (ended 2018) () was down 32.1% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −33.3% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 496.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −66.8% (Q1 2009) to 230.8% (Q1 2010), averaging 6.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-HLMS.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1998-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (84 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-bal-balances-with-overseas-banks-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 496.0 £m | −32.1 |
| Q3 2018 | 699.0 £m | −33.3 |
| Q2 2018 | 590.0 £m | −40.7 |
| Q1 2018 | 740.0 £m | 1.6 |
| Q4 2017 | 731.0 £m | 29.4 |
| Q3 2017 | 1,048.0 £m | 72.1 |
| Q2 2017 | 995.0 £m | 56.4 |
| Q1 2017 | 728.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q4 2016 | 565.0 £m | −42.1 |
| Q3 2016 | 609.0 £m | −38.3 |
| Q2 2016 | 636.0 £m | −18.8 |
| Q1 2016 | 711.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q4 2015 | 976.0 £m | 58.2 |
| Q3 2015 | 987.0 £m | 50.2 |
| Q2 2015 | 783.0 £m | 18.3 |
| Q1 2015 | 704.0 £m | 2.3 |
| Q4 2014 | 617.0 £m | −54.9 |
| Q3 2014 | 657.0 £m | −63.8 |
| Q2 2014 | 662.0 £m | −60.7 |
| Q1 2014 | 688.0 £m | −53.7 |
| Q4 2013 | 1,369.0 £m | −25.6 |
| Q3 2013 | 1,813.0 £m | 30.1 |
| Q2 2013 | 1,684.0 £m | 68.2 |
| Q1 2013 | 1,486.0 £m | −5.3 |

## API

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

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