# United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) () was 155,396 £m in 2018, down 4.0% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 2003.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 155,396 £m (2018) to 205,223 £m (2011), averaging 174,183 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHNJ.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-bal-government-securities-gilts-sterling-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 155,396 £m |
| 2017 | 161,826 £m |
| 2016 | 175,735 £m |
| 2015 | 163,502 £m |
| 2014 | 179,602 £m |
| 2013 | 170,950 £m |
| 2012 | 187,145 £m |
| 2011 | 205,223 £m |
| 2010 | 182,506 £m |
| 2009 | 167,247 £m |
| 2008 | 166,879 £m |
| 2007 | 158,694 £m |
| 2006 | 161,641 £m |
| 2005 | 161,906 £m |
| 2004 | 157,019 £m |
| 2003 | 142,920 £m |
| 2002 | 131,305 £m |
| 2001 | 119,513 £m |
| 2000 | 116,734 £m |
| 1999 | 126,223 £m |
| 1998 | 127,903 £m |
| 1997 | 107,847 £m |
| 1996 | 90,996 £m |
| 1995 | 80,268 £m |

## API

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

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