# United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) () was 11,898 £m in 2018, down 0.8% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 2012.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 11,774 £m (2012) to 18,441 £m (2008), averaging 13,958 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHMJ.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-bal-government-securities-gilts-sterling-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 11,898 £m |
| 2017 | 12,000 £m |
| 2016 | 14,561 £m |
| 2015 | 13,308 £m |
| 2014 | 14,712 £m |
| 2013 | 12,855 £m |
| 2012 | 11,774 £m |
| 2011 | 13,384 £m |
| 2010 | 13,631 £m |
| 2009 | 16,969 £m |
| 2008 | 18,441 £m |
| 2007 | 16,026 £m |
| 2006 | 19,296 £m |
| 2005 | 19,818 £m |
| 2004 | 19,662 £m |
| 2003 | 19,645 £m |
| 2002 | 18,390 £m |
| 2001 | 15,064 £m |
| 2000 | 14,561 £m |
| 1999 | 15,938 £m |
| 1998 | 16,409 £m |
| 1997 | 15,666 £m |
| 1996 | 16,893 £m |
| 1995 | 14,363 £m |

## API

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

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