# United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: corporate securities: Ordinary shares (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: corporate securities: Ordinary shares (ended 2017) () was 2,739.0 £m in 2017, down 11.4% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 2000.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-IFVY.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (18 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-bal-corporate-securities-ordinary-shares-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 2,739.0 £m |
| 2016 | 3,092.0 £m |
| 2015 | 3,402.0 £m |
| 2014 | 3,500.0 £m |
| 2013 | 7,846.0 £m |
| 2012 | 8,732.0 £m |
| 2011 | 8,435.0 £m |
| 2010 | 9,525.0 £m |
| 2009 | 9,963.0 £m |
| 2008 | 10,501 £m |
| 2007 | 9,006.0 £m |
| 2006 | 10,138 £m |
| 2005 | 9,864.0 £m |
| 2004 | 8,724.0 £m |
| 2003 | 6,548.0 £m |
| 2002 | 6,755.0 £m |
| 2001 | 10,113 £m |
| 2000 | 11,063 £m |

## API

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

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