# United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Balances with overseas banks (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Balances with overseas banks (ended 2018) () was down 24.2% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 1.8% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 1,475.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.9% (Q2 2015) to 173.5% (Q1 2009), averaging 11.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-HLHB.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1998-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (84 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-bal-balances-with-overseas-banks-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 1,475.0 £m | −24.2 |
| Q3 2018 | 1,725.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q2 2018 | 1,447.0 £m | −41.5 |
| Q1 2018 | 1,700.0 £m | −24.0 |
| Q4 2017 | 1,945.0 £m | 24.5 |
| Q3 2017 | 1,695.0 £m | −12.4 |
| Q2 2017 | 2,474.0 £m | 81.1 |
| Q1 2017 | 2,237.0 £m | 58.8 |
| Q4 2016 | 1,562.0 £m | −8.3 |
| Q3 2016 | 1,936.0 £m | 14.2 |
| Q2 2016 | 1,366.0 £m | −4.9 |
| Q1 2016 | 1,409.0 £m | −56.8 |
| Q4 2015 | 1,703.0 £m | −56.2 |
| Q3 2015 | 1,695.0 £m | −54.2 |
| Q2 2015 | 1,437.0 £m | −61.9 |
| Q1 2015 | 3,265.0 £m | −12.8 |
| Q4 2014 | 3,884.0 £m | 23.6 |
| Q3 2014 | 3,704.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q2 2014 | 3,768.0 £m | 19.2 |
| Q1 2014 | 3,744.0 £m | 139.2 |
| Q4 2013 | 3,143.0 £m | 127.6 |
| Q3 2013 | 3,610.0 £m | 57.8 |
| Q2 2013 | 3,160.0 £m | 52.1 |
| Q1 2013 | 1,565.0 £m | −33.7 |

## API

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

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