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

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling: Index linked (ended 2018) () was 2,982.0 £m in 2018, up 1.7% from 2017.
That is the highest reading since 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,622.0 £m (2008) to 3,022.0 £m (2016), averaging 2,385.6 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHMZ.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-index-linked-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 2,982.0 £m |
| 2017 | 2,932.0 £m |
| 2016 | 3,022.0 £m |
| 2015 | 2,724.0 £m |
| 2014 | 3,009.0 £m |
| 2013 | 2,355.0 £m |
| 2012 | 2,150.0 £m |
| 2011 | 1,724.0 £m |
| 2010 | 1,731.0 £m |
| 2009 | 1,991.0 £m |
| 2008 | 1,622.0 £m |
| 2007 | 297.0 £m |
| 2006 | 603.0 £m |
| 2005 | 538.0 £m |
| 2004 | 345.0 £m |
| 2003 | 453.0 £m |
| 2002 | 733.0 £m |
| 2001 | 525.0 £m |
| 2000 | 456.0 £m |
| 1999 | 611.0 £m |
| 1998 | 692.0 £m |
| 1997 | 202.0 £m |
| 1996 | 543.0 £m |
| 1995 | 414.0 £m |

## API

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

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