# United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Borrowing: Banks & building societies in (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Borrowing: Banks & building societies in (ended 2018) () was up 26.2% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 35.9% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 868.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.2% (Q4 2008) to 987.0% (Q1 2017), averaging 65.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX3J.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (75 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-bal-borrowing-banks-and-building-societies-in-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 868.0 £m | 26.2 |
| Q3 2018 | 996.0 £m | 35.9 |
| Q2 2018 | 885.0 £m | 47.5 |
| Q1 2018 | 901.0 £m | 7.6 |
| Q4 2017 | 688.0 £m | 49.2 |
| Q3 2017 | 733.0 £m | 272.1 |
| Q2 2017 | 600.0 £m | 482.5 |
| Q1 2017 | 837.0 £m | 987.0 |
| Q4 2016 | 461.0 £m | 17.3 |
| Q3 2016 | 197.0 £m | 146.2 |
| Q2 2016 | 103.0 £m | 13.2 |
| Q1 2016 | 77.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | 393.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | 80.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | 91.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | 734.0 £m | −7.6 |
| Q3 2014 | 744.0 £m | −14.0 |
| Q2 2014 | 787.0 £m | −11.0 |
| Q1 2014 | 1,202.0 £m | 41.4 |
| Q4 2013 | 794.0 £m | −3.1 |
| Q3 2013 | 865.0 £m | 2.4 |
| Q2 2013 | 884.0 £m | 11.6 |
| Q1 2013 | 850.0 £m | 50.4 |
| Q4 2012 | 819.0 £m | 35.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX3J.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX3J.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```