# United Kingdom INS: GEN: Surplus/deficit of income over expenditure (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: Surplus/deficit of income over expenditure (ended 2018) () was down 50.9% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 40.2% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at 646.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −321.1% (Q1 2018) to 467.9% (Q1 2015), averaging −13.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RLEE.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1992-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (108 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-surplus-deficit-of-income-over-expenditure-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 646.0 £m | −50.9 |
| Q3 2018 | 336.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 781.0 £m | 40.2 |
| Q1 2018 | −924.0 £m | −321.1 |
| Q4 2017 | 1,316.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −267.0 £m | −114.7 |
| Q2 2017 | 557.0 £m | −49.5 |
| Q1 2017 | 418.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −1,968.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 1,815.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | 1,104.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | −303.0 £m | −114.6 |
| Q4 2015 | −198.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −512.0 £m | −151.1 |
| Q2 2015 | −493.0 £m | −133.7 |
| Q1 2015 | 2,073.0 £m | 467.9 |
| Q4 2014 | −91.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 1,001.0 £m | 79.1 |
| Q2 2014 | 1,465.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2014 | 365.0 £m | −62.1 |
| Q4 2013 | −340.0 £m | −134.7 |
| Q3 2013 | 559.0 £m | −24.6 |
| Q2 2013 | −185.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | 964.0 £m | −19.2 |

## API

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

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