# United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: Overseas securities (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: Overseas securities (ended 2018) () was down 360.3% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −118.0% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at −531.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2,472.1% (Q1 2017) to 856.8% (Q4 2011), averaging −98.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-HLTT.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (224 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-net-overseas-securities-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −531.0 £m | −360.3 |
| Q3 2018 | −127.0 £m | −118.0 |
| Q2 2018 | −35.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | 1,402.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | 204.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 707.0 £m | 13.8 |
| Q2 2017 | −307.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −1,020.0 £m | −2,472.1 |
| Q4 2016 | −1,382.0 £m | −211.8 |
| Q3 2016 | 621.0 £m | 137.0 |
| Q2 2016 | −7.00 £m | −100.3 |
| Q1 2016 | 43.00 £m | −96.1 |
| Q4 2015 | 1,236.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | 262.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | 2,227.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 1,091.0 £m | −58.9 |
| Q4 2014 | −2,045.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | −1,519.0 £m | −377.2 |
| Q2 2014 | −4,880.0 £m | −857.8 |
| Q1 2014 | 2,657.0 £m | 529.6 |
| Q4 2013 | −251.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | 548.0 £m | −50.1 |
| Q2 2013 | 644.0 £m | −53.6 |
| Q1 2013 | 422.0 £m | −38.8 |

## API

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

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