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

United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: Balances with banks & building societies in : Sterling (ended 2018) () was down 133.3% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −121.1% in Q1 2018.
The level stood at −88.00 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4,924.0% (Q1 2014) to 273.6% (Q4 2014), averaging −284.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX44.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-sterling

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −88.00 £m | −133.3 |
| Q3 2018 | 174.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | −340.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | −151.0 £m | −121.1 |
| Q4 2017 | 264.0 £m | 92.7 |
| Q3 2017 | −219.0 £m | −193.2 |
| Q2 2017 | −217.0 £m | −173.3 |
| Q1 2017 | 717.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | 137.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 235.0 £m | 37.4 |
| Q2 2016 | 296.0 £m | 89.7 |
| Q1 2016 | −785.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | −62.00 £m | −123.0 |
| Q3 2015 | 171.0 £m | −68.2 |
| Q2 2015 | 156.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | −759.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | 269.0 £m | 273.6 |
| Q3 2014 | 538.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2014 | −1,210.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2014 | −1,206.0 £m | −4,924.0 |
| Q4 2013 | 72.00 £m | −79.9 |
| Q3 2013 | −134.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | −368.0 £m | −171.0 |
| Q1 2013 | 25.00 £m | — |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX44.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX44.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```