# United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Overseas corporate securities: Ordinary shares (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Overseas corporate securities: Ordinary shares (ended 2018) () was 3,623.0 £m in 2018, down 2.8% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 2014.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,692.0 £m (2011) to 3,729.0 £m (2017), averaging 2,612.4 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHMQ.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1964-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (52 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-bal-overseas-corporate-securities-ordinary-shares-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 3,623.0 £m |
| 2017 | 3,729.0 £m |
| 2014 | 3,462.0 £m |
| 2012 | 2,501.0 £m |
| 2011 | 1,692.0 £m |
| 2010 | 1,741.0 £m |
| 2009 | 1,976.0 £m |
| 2008 | 2,175.0 £m |
| 2007 | 1,901.0 £m |
| 2006 | 2,507.0 £m |
| 2005 | 1,779.0 £m |
| 2004 | 1,758.0 £m |
| 2003 | 1,638.0 £m |
| 2002 | 1,924.0 £m |
| 2001 | 2,653.0 £m |
| 2000 | 3,139.0 £m |
| 1999 | 3,393.0 £m |
| 1998 | 3,916.0 £m |
| 1997 | 3,508.0 £m |
| 1996 | 2,636.0 £m |
| 1995 | 2,714.0 £m |
| 1994 | 2,158.0 £m |
| 1993 | 2,154.0 £m |
| 1992 | 1,890.0 £m |

## API

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

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