# United Kingdom INS: GEN: EXP: Taxation, commissions, fees, administrative & other expenses (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: EXP: Taxation, commissions, fees, administrative & other expenses (ended 2018) () was down 22.8% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 9.3% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 3,091.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2010.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.5% (Q4 2010) to 56.6% (Q2 2012), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RKCR.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-taxation-commissions-fees-administrative-and-other-expenses

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 3,091.0 £m | −22.8 |
| Q3 2018 | 3,470.0 £m | 9.3 |
| Q2 2018 | 3,435.0 £m | −5.0 |
| Q1 2018 | 3,207.0 £m | −10.2 |
| Q4 2017 | 4,002.0 £m | 13.2 |
| Q3 2017 | 3,175.0 £m | −14.6 |
| Q2 2017 | 3,614.0 £m | 4.6 |
| Q1 2017 | 3,572.0 £m | 3.8 |
| Q4 2016 | 3,536.0 £m | 2.3 |
| Q3 2016 | 3,719.0 £m | 10.0 |
| Q2 2016 | 3,455.0 £m | 5.0 |
| Q1 2016 | 3,442.0 £m | −0.6 |
| Q4 2015 | 3,457.0 £m | −3.1 |
| Q3 2015 | 3,381.0 £m | −10.6 |
| Q2 2015 | 3,292.0 £m | −13.6 |
| Q1 2015 | 3,462.0 £m | −1.0 |
| Q4 2014 | 3,567.0 £m | −4.3 |
| Q3 2014 | 3,783.0 £m | 1.9 |
| Q2 2014 | 3,809.0 £m | 7.9 |
| Q1 2014 | 3,498.0 £m | −7.3 |
| Q4 2013 | 3,727.0 £m | 29.0 |
| Q3 2013 | 3,711.0 £m | −3.7 |
| Q2 2013 | 3,531.0 £m | −11.8 |
| Q1 2013 | 3,774.0 £m | 2.2 |

## API

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

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