# United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: corporate bonds: Sterling and foreign currency (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: corporate bonds: Sterling and foreign currency (ended 2017) () was 169,631 £m in 2017, down 3.7% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since 2013.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-IFLF.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (18 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-bal-corporate-bonds-sterling-and-foreign-currency-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 169,631 £m |
| 2016 | 176,182 £m |
| 2015 | 176,016 £m |
| 2014 | 177,937 £m |
| 2013 | 167,021 £m |
| 2012 | 178,627 £m |
| 2011 | 163,348 £m |
| 2010 | 158,987 £m |
| 2009 | 160,532 £m |
| 2008 | 159,789 £m |
| 2007 | 159,273 £m |
| 2006 | 159,073 £m |
| 2005 | 165,918 £m |
| 2004 | 150,884 £m |
| 2003 | 151,703 £m |
| 2002 | 146,190 £m |
| 2001 | 120,183 £m |
| 2000 | 108,614 £m |

## API

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

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