# United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: corporate foreign currency bonds (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: corporate foreign currency bonds (ended 2018) () was 1,010.0 £m in 2018, up 19.8% from 2017.
That is the highest reading since 2009.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 600.0 £m (2011) to 1,262.0 £m (2009), averaging 883.8 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-IFVX.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (29 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-bal-corporate-foreign-currency-bonds-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 1,010.0 £m |
| 2017 | 843.0 £m |
| 2016 | 800.0 £m |
| 2015 | 859.0 £m |
| 2014 | 746.0 £m |
| 2013 | 745.0 £m |
| 2012 | 863.0 £m |
| 2011 | 600.0 £m |
| 2010 | 943.0 £m |
| 2009 | 1,262.0 £m |
| 2008 | 1,051.0 £m |
| 2007 | 750.0 £m |
| 2006 | 740.0 £m |
| 2005 | 883.0 £m |
| 2004 | 189.0 £m |
| 2003 | 166.0 £m |
| 2002 | 12.00 £m |
| 2001 | 8.00 £m |
| 2000 | 9.00 £m |
| 1999 | 26.00 £m |
| 1998 | 25.00 £m |
| 1997 | 205.0 £m |
| 1996 | 258.0 £m |
| 1995 | 260.0 £m |

## API

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

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