# United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: Balances with banks & building societies in (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: Balances with banks & building societies in (ended 2018) () was down 142.0% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −193.2% in Q1 2018.
The level stood at −105.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1,602.5% (Q1 2014) to 4,150.0% (Q3 2014), averaging 221.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX3I.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (76 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-net-balances-with-banks-and-building-societies-in-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −105.0 £m | −142.0 |
| Q3 2018 | 491.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | −465.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | −857.0 £m | −193.2 |
| Q4 2017 | 250.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −26.00 £m | −105.4 |
| Q2 2017 | −247.0 £m | −157.0 |
| Q1 2017 | 920.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −68.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 482.0 £m | 48.3 |
| Q2 2016 | 433.0 £m | 87.4 |
| Q1 2016 | −692.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | −312.0 £m | −186.2 |
| Q3 2015 | 325.0 £m | −45.4 |
| Q2 2015 | 231.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | −661.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | 362.0 £m | 28.8 |
| Q3 2014 | 595.0 £m | 4,150.0 |
| Q2 2014 | −1,564.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2014 | −1,202.0 £m | −1,602.5 |
| Q4 2013 | 281.0 £m | 1.4 |
| Q3 2013 | 14.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | −437.0 £m | −152.8 |
| Q1 2013 | 80.00 £m | — |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX3I.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX3I.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```