# United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: corporate sterling bonds (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: corporate sterling bonds (ended 2018) () was down 48.9% year on year in Q3 2018, compared with −87.0% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at −462.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2,179.4% (Q3 2014) to 1,357.0% (Q2 2014), averaging −117.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-IFGJ.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-corporate-sterling-bonds-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −462.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | 94.00 £m | −48.9 |
| Q2 2018 | 64.00 £m | −87.0 |
| Q1 2018 | 17.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | −785.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 184.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | 492.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −160.0 £m | −147.6 |
| Q4 2016 | −275.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | −22.00 £m | −152.4 |
| Q2 2016 | −155.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 336.0 £m | 68.0 |
| Q4 2015 | −63.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | 42.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | −165.0 £m | −110.6 |
| Q1 2015 | 200.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | −1,614.0 £m | −1,027.6 |
| Q3 2014 | −707.0 £m | −2,179.4 |
| Q2 2014 | 1,559.0 £m | 1,357.0 |
| Q1 2014 | −673.0 £m | −292.8 |
| Q4 2013 | 174.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | 34.00 £m | 240.0 |
| Q2 2013 | 107.0 £m | −84.9 |
| Q1 2013 | 349.0 £m | — |

## API

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

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