# United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: Direct investment: & overseas (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: Direct investment: & overseas (ended 2018) () was down 435.7% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −1,285.7% in Q3 2017.
The level stood at −188.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6,525.0% (Q4 2016) to 1,659.0% (Q2 2013), averaging −694.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-IFHH.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-direct-investment-and-overseas-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −188.0 £m | −435.7 |
| Q3 2018 | 78.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 4.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | −143.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | 56.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −83.00 £m | −1,285.7 |
| Q2 2017 | −68.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −21.00 £m | −150.0 |
| Q4 2016 | −514.0 £m | −6,525.0 |
| Q3 2016 | 7.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −119.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 42.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | 8.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −40.00 £m | −4,100.0 |
| Q2 2015 | −16.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | −35.00 £m | −450.0 |
| Q4 2014 | −939.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 1.00 £m | −80.0 |
| Q2 2014 | −692.0 £m | −200.9 |
| Q1 2014 | 10.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | −27.00 £m | −136.0 |
| Q3 2013 | 5.00 £m | −37.5 |
| Q2 2013 | 686.0 £m | 1,659.0 |
| Q1 2013 | −7.00 £m | — |

## API

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

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