# United Kingdom INS: GEN: EXP: Dividends paid & interest incurred: & overseas (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: EXP: Dividends paid & interest incurred: & overseas (ended 2018) () was down 76.9% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −16.6% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 122.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −80.2% (Q1 2017) to 1,408.1% (Q1 2016), averaging 46.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RKTA.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1992-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (108 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-exp-dividends-paid-and-interest-incurred-and-overseas-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 122.0 £m | −76.9 |
| Q3 2018 | 267.0 £m | −16.6 |
| Q2 2018 | 453.0 £m | 14.1 |
| Q1 2018 | 978.0 £m | 164.3 |
| Q4 2017 | 529.0 £m | −56.0 |
| Q3 2017 | 320.0 £m | −37.9 |
| Q2 2017 | 397.0 £m | −26.6 |
| Q1 2017 | 370.0 £m | −80.2 |
| Q4 2016 | 1,203.0 £m | −32.0 |
| Q3 2016 | 515.0 £m | 114.6 |
| Q2 2016 | 541.0 £m | −43.1 |
| Q1 2016 | 1,870.0 £m | 1,408.1 |
| Q4 2015 | 1,769.0 £m | 0.6 |
| Q3 2015 | 240.0 £m | −33.7 |
| Q2 2015 | 950.0 £m | 5.7 |
| Q1 2015 | 124.0 £m | −8.1 |
| Q4 2014 | 1,759.0 £m | 48.6 |
| Q3 2014 | 362.0 £m | −23.0 |
| Q2 2014 | 899.0 £m | −12.6 |
| Q1 2014 | 135.0 £m | −74.2 |
| Q4 2013 | 1,184.0 £m | 67.2 |
| Q3 2013 | 470.0 £m | 18.4 |
| Q2 2013 | 1,029.0 £m | −46.2 |
| Q1 2013 | 523.0 £m | 34.4 |

## API

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

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