# United Kingdom INS: GEN: EXP: Total expenses (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: EXP: Total expenses (ended 2018) () was 7,359.0 £m in 2018, down 2.3% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 2011.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-J9BO.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (19 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-exp-total-expenses-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 7,359.0 £m |
| 2017 | 7,532.0 £m |
| 2016 | 7,732.0 £m |
| 2015 | 7,682.0 £m |
| 2014 | 8,412.0 £m |
| 2013 | 8,637.0 £m |
| 2012 | 8,475.0 £m |
| 2011 | 7,092.0 £m |
| 2010 | 7,025.0 £m |
| 2009 | 7,267.0 £m |
| 2008 | 7,317.0 £m |
| 2007 | 7,451.0 £m |
| 2006 | 7,565.0 £m |
| 2005 | 6,980.0 £m |
| 2004 | 6,071.0 £m |
| 2003 | 5,433.0 £m |
| 2002 | 5,255.0 £m |
| 2001 | 5,193.0 £m |
| 2000 | 4,981.0 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-J9BO.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-J9BO.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```