# United Kingdom INS: GEN: EXP: Expenses: Compensation of employees (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: EXP: Expenses: Compensation of employees (ended 2018) () was 2,586.0 £m in 2018, down 7.5% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 2011.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2,469.0 £m (2011) to 3,428.0 £m (2013), averaging 2,965.8 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RKIU.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1991-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (28 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-exp-expenses-compensation-of-employees-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 2,586.0 £m |
| 2017 | 2,795.0 £m |
| 2016 | 2,768.0 £m |
| 2015 | 3,108.0 £m |
| 2014 | 3,103.0 £m |
| 2013 | 3,428.0 £m |
| 2012 | 2,920.0 £m |
| 2011 | 2,469.0 £m |
| 2010 | 3,131.0 £m |
| 2009 | 3,177.0 £m |
| 2008 | 3,139.0 £m |
| 2007 | 2,805.0 £m |
| 2006 | 2,590.0 £m |
| 2005 | 2,472.0 £m |
| 2004 | 2,236.0 £m |
| 2003 | 2,427.0 £m |
| 2002 | 1,919.0 £m |
| 2001 | 1,845.0 £m |
| 2000 | 1,998.0 £m |
| 1999 | 1,812.0 £m |
| 1998 | 1,846.0 £m |
| 1997 | 1,947.0 £m |
| 1996 | 2,252.0 £m |
| 1995 | 2,225.0 £m |

## API

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

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