# United Kingdom INS: GEN: INC: Realised & unrealised investment gains and losses (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: INC: Realised & unrealised investment gains and losses (ended 2018) () was down 284.3% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −229.6% in Q1 2018.
The level stood at −940.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30,950.0% (Q4 2011) to 2,022.2% (Q3 2014), averaging −1,519.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RKFY.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-inc-realised-and-unrealised-investment-gains-and-losses-ended

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −940.0 £m | −284.3 |
| Q3 2018 | −173.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 93.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | −732.0 £m | −229.6 |
| Q4 2017 | 510.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −138.0 £m | −111.2 |
| Q2 2017 | −9.00 £m | −101.1 |
| Q1 2017 | 565.0 £m | 122.4 |
| Q4 2016 | −426.0 £m | −2,762.5 |
| Q3 2016 | 1,227.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | 817.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 254.0 £m | −60.6 |
| Q4 2015 | 16.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −769.0 £m | −502.6 |
| Q2 2015 | −701.0 £m | −424.5 |
| Q1 2015 | 644.0 £m | 592.5 |
| Q4 2014 | −304.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 191.0 £m | 2,022.2 |
| Q2 2014 | 216.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2014 | 93.00 £m | 2.2 |
| Q4 2013 | −59.00 £m | −135.5 |
| Q3 2013 | 9.00 £m | −98.4 |
| Q2 2013 | −684.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | 91.00 £m | −90.8 |

## API

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

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