# United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: government securities (GILTS): Sterling: Index linked (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: government securities (GILTS): Sterling: Index linked (ended 2018) () was down 25.0% year on year in Q3 2018, compared with −135.7% in Q2 2017.
The level stood at −9.00 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2,400.0% (Q4 2016) to 3,600.0% (Q3 2013), averaging 118.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-AHQH.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1970-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (196 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-net-government-securities-gilts-sterling-index-linked-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −9.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | 48.00 £m | −25.0 |
| Q2 2018 | 50.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | −15.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | −31.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 64.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | −5.00 £m | −135.7 |
| Q1 2017 | −88.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −161.0 £m | −2,400.0 |
| Q3 2016 | −230.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | 14.00 £m | −75.0 |
| Q1 2016 | −109.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | 7.00 £m | 600.0 |
| Q3 2015 | −70.00 £m | −511.8 |
| Q2 2015 | 56.00 £m | 366.7 |
| Q1 2015 | −136.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | 1.00 £m | −97.8 |
| Q3 2014 | 17.00 £m | −54.1 |
| Q2 2014 | 12.00 £m | −89.1 |
| Q1 2014 | −5.00 £m | −112.2 |
| Q4 2013 | 46.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | 37.00 £m | 3,600.0 |
| Q2 2013 | 110.0 £m | 587.5 |
| Q1 2013 | 41.00 £m | −74.4 |

## API

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

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