# United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: corporate securities: Preference shares (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: corporate securities: Preference shares (ended 2018) () was 258.0 £m in 2018, up 2.0% from 2017.
That is the highest reading since 2014.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 196.0 £m (2016) to 724.0 £m (2008), averaging 405.0 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RLOL.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1989-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (30 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-bal-corporate-securities-preference-shares-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 258.0 £m |
| 2017 | 253.0 £m |
| 2016 | 196.0 £m |
| 2015 | 230.0 £m |
| 2014 | 271.0 £m |
| 2013 | 340.0 £m |
| 2012 | 375.0 £m |
| 2011 | 536.0 £m |
| 2010 | 648.0 £m |
| 2009 | 624.0 £m |
| 2008 | 724.0 £m |
| 2007 | 983.0 £m |
| 2006 | 1,231.0 £m |
| 2005 | 1,228.0 £m |
| 2004 | 1,198.0 £m |
| 2003 | 1,126.0 £m |
| 2002 | 1,306.0 £m |
| 2001 | 1,553.0 £m |
| 2000 | 1,563.0 £m |
| 1999 | 1,438.0 £m |
| 1998 | 1,668.0 £m |
| 1997 | 1,948.0 £m |
| 1996 | 1,545.0 £m |
| 1995 | 1,637.0 £m |

## API

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

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