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

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling: Index linked (ended 2018) () was 68,794 £m in 2018, down 8.5% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 2010.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 54,387 £m (2008) to 81,181 £m (2014), averaging 70,720 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHQI.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-index-linked-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 68,794 £m |
| 2017 | 75,154 £m |
| 2016 | 80,206 £m |
| 2015 | 72,840 £m |
| 2014 | 81,181 £m |
| 2013 | 71,234 £m |
| 2012 | 72,499 £m |
| 2011 | 78,354 £m |
| 2010 | 66,115 £m |
| 2009 | 57,157 £m |
| 2008 | 54,387 £m |
| 2007 | 45,902 £m |
| 2006 | 41,104 £m |
| 2005 | 33,722 £m |
| 2004 | 28,673 £m |
| 2003 | 23,186 £m |
| 2002 | 22,359 £m |
| 2001 | 19,195 £m |
| 2000 | 18,713 £m |
| 1999 | 19,830 £m |
| 1998 | 17,694 £m |
| 1997 | 12,792 £m |
| 1996 | 11,070 £m |
| 1995 | 8,856.0 £m |

## API

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

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