# United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Direct investment: insurance subsidiary/associate/holding cos (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Direct investment: insurance subsidiary/associate/holding cos (ended 2017) () was 1,428.0 £m in 2017, down 1.9% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since 1998.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,428.0 £m (2017) to 7,890.0 £m (2008), averaging 5,138.8 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RYEU.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (55 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-bal-direct-investment-insurance-subsidiary-associate-holding-cos

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 1,428.0 £m |
| 2016 | 1,455.0 £m |
| 2015 | 2,057.0 £m |
| 2014 | 6,873.0 £m |
| 2013 | 3,865.0 £m |
| 2012 | 4,275.0 £m |
| 2011 | 7,152.0 £m |
| 2010 | 6,720.0 £m |
| 2009 | 7,234.0 £m |
| 2008 | 7,890.0 £m |
| 2007 | 7,578.0 £m |
| 2006 | 6,114.0 £m |
| 2005 | 2,528.0 £m |
| 2004 | 3,473.0 £m |
| 2003 | 5,054.0 £m |
| 2002 | 4,569.0 £m |
| 2001 | 4,206.0 £m |
| 2000 | 3,586.0 £m |
| 1999 | 2,245.0 £m |
| 1998 | 148.0 £m |
| 1997 | −239.0 £m |
| 1996 | 575.0 £m |
| 1995 | 701.0 £m |
| 1994 | 504.0 £m |

## API

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

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