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

United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: Balances with banks & building societies in : Foreign currency (ended 2018) () was up 64.2% year on year in Q3 2018, compared with −447.8% in Q1 2018.
The level stood at −17.00 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −447.8% (Q1 2018) to 2,350.0% (Q1 2015), averaging 39.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX46.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-foreign

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −17.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | 317.0 £m | 64.2 |
| Q2 2018 | −125.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | −706.0 £m | −447.8 |
| Q4 2017 | −14.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 193.0 £m | −21.9 |
| Q2 2017 | −30.00 £m | −121.9 |
| Q1 2017 | 203.0 £m | 118.3 |
| Q4 2016 | −205.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 247.0 £m | 60.4 |
| Q2 2016 | 137.0 £m | 82.7 |
| Q1 2016 | 93.00 £m | −5.1 |
| Q4 2015 | −250.0 £m | −368.8 |
| Q3 2015 | 154.0 £m | 170.2 |
| Q2 2015 | 75.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 98.00 £m | 2,350.0 |
| Q4 2014 | 93.00 £m | −55.5 |
| Q3 2014 | 57.00 £m | −61.5 |
| Q2 2014 | −354.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2014 | 4.00 £m | −92.7 |
| Q4 2013 | 209.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | 148.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | −69.00 £m | −122.3 |
| Q1 2013 | 55.00 £m | — |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX46.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX46.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```