# United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: corporate securities: Ordinary shares (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: corporate securities: Ordinary shares (ended 2017) () was 137,092 £m in 2017, down 4.5% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 2000.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-IFLI.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-securities-ordinary-shares-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 137,092 £m |
| 2016 | 143,479 £m |
| 2015 | 145,908 £m |
| 2014 | 160,294 £m |
| 2013 | 170,841 £m |
| 2012 | 162,949 £m |
| 2011 | 177,480 £m |
| 2010 | 207,971 £m |
| 2009 | 209,992 £m |
| 2008 | 188,430 £m |
| 2007 | 293,655 £m |
| 2006 | 299,717 £m |
| 2005 | 273,679 £m |
| 2004 | 237,610 £m |
| 2003 | 235,601 £m |
| 2002 | 228,497 £m |
| 2001 | 308,190 £m |
| 2000 | 353,200 £m |

## API

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

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