# United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Borrowing: Banks & building societies in (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Borrowing: Banks & building societies in (ended 2018) () was down 69.2% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −34.8% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 380.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in Q1 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69.2% (Q4 2018) to 261.9% (Q2 2016), averaging −4.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX2G.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.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-lt-bal-borrowing-banks-and-building-societies-in-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 380.0 £m | −69.2 |
| Q3 2018 | 1,037.0 £m | −34.8 |
| Q2 2018 | 1,020.0 £m | −9.7 |
| Q1 2018 | 1,111.0 £m | −0.2 |
| Q4 2017 | 1,235.0 £m | −4.1 |
| Q3 2017 | 1,591.0 £m | 183.1 |
| Q2 2017 | 1,130.0 £m | −27.6 |
| Q1 2017 | 1,113.0 £m | 89.9 |
| Q4 2016 | 1,288.0 £m | 66.0 |
| Q3 2016 | 562.0 £m | 30.1 |
| Q2 2016 | 1,560.0 £m | 261.9 |
| Q1 2016 | 586.0 £m | 3.4 |
| Q4 2015 | 776.0 £m | 68.3 |
| Q3 2015 | 432.0 £m | −57.1 |
| Q2 2015 | 431.0 £m | −15.7 |
| Q1 2015 | 567.0 £m | −40.2 |
| Q4 2014 | 461.0 £m | −54.4 |
| Q3 2014 | 1,007.0 £m | −3.5 |
| Q2 2014 | 511.0 £m | −52.3 |
| Q1 2014 | 948.0 £m | 15.9 |
| Q4 2013 | 1,011.0 £m | 5.2 |
| Q3 2013 | 1,043.0 £m | −16.7 |
| Q2 2013 | 1,072.0 £m | −40.2 |
| Q1 2013 | 818.0 £m | −55.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX2G.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX2G.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```